Constitutionality of Military Commission Trials in Doubt
June 12, 2008
June 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers issued the following news release:
For the third time, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the Bush Administration's arguments that federal courts have no jurisdiction over persons deemed "unlawful combatants" by U.S. military forces, at Guantanamo and overseas.
"As today's decisions emphatically make clear, neither Congress nor the Executive Branch can create . . .
For the third time, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the Bush Administration's arguments that federal courts have no jurisdiction over persons deemed "unlawful combatants" by U.S. military forces, at Guantanamo and overseas.
"As today's decisions emphatically make clear, neither Congress nor the Executive Branch can create . . .