Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jun. 21, 2008
Guantanamo Ruling a Victory for 'Freedom's First Principles'
Those who decry the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo detainees would do well to heed Benjamin Franklin's admonition: "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security," writes Marjorie Cohn. - Forum Column
By Marjorie Cohn
This article appears on Page 6
The Supreme Court has issued its most significant decision on the Guantánamo detainees' rights to challenge their confinement in federal court. In a 5-4 ruling in Boumediene v. Bush, the court held that the detainees have a constitutional right to habeas corpus, and the scheme for reviewing 'enemy combatant' designations under the Combata...
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