Monday, June 11, 2007

Court rules US can't detain enemy combatants without charges

"In the 2-1 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that the federal Military Commissions Act doesn't strip Ali al-Marri of his constitutional rights to challenge his accusers in court," Associated Press reports. "It ruled the government must allow him to be released from military detention."



The court panel said that "to uphold such extraordinary power would effectively undermine all of the freedoms recognized by the Constitution."


The Raw Story | Court rules US can't detain enemy combatants without charges



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