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• Text, History, and Boumediene

  by Elizabeth Wydra, Chief Counsel to the Constitutional Accountability Center Much of the initial reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision in Boumediene v. Bush has focused on the specific rebuke to the Bush Administration’s war-on-terror... Posted Jun 17 2008, 01:11 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Constitutional Interpretation and Change, Separation Of Powers, Judiciary

• Supreme Court: Guantanamo Detainees Have Habeas Rights

  SCOTUSBlog reported that the Supreme Court ruled in Bouemediene v. Bush this morning, explaining the Court held “foreign nationals held at Guantanamo Bay have a right to pursue habeas challenges to their detention. The Court, dividing 5-4, ruled... Posted Jun 12 2008, 08:44 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Separation Of Powers, Judiciary, Access to Justice

• Preview of Munaf v. Geren and Geren v. Omar

  A preview of Munaf v. Geren and Geren v. Omar , scheduled for oral argument today before the Supreme Court, on whether the U.S. courts have jurisdiction to hear a habeas petition from two American civilians held by the U.S. military (in the form of "coalition... Posted Mar 25 2008, 08:00 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Separation Of Powers, Judiciary