12-06-12 Supreme Court rejects appeals of foreign detainees held more than 10 years at Guantanamo

Supreme Court rejects appeals of foreign detainees held more than 10 years at Guantanamo

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take a new look at the rights of foreign prisoners held for the past decade at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba. Four years after pronouncing that detainees who face no charges have a right to challenge their ongoing confinement, the justices rejected appeals arguing that the federal appeals court in Washington has largely ignored the high court's command.
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