Thursday, June 29, 2006

Supreme Court rules in military tribunals

The Supreme Court ruled that Pres. Bush over reached his authority with the secret military tribunals. The ruling was 5-3 and was sharply criticised by the conservative wing of the court. The ruling however allows the government to keep the detainees at Gitmo indefinitely. It also allows the congress to authorize the president to use military tribunals. The court also ruled that the Geneva Convention applies to enemy combatants even though they are not fighting on behalf of a nation.
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