Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo Appeals

Posted by | June 11, 2012 12:00 | Filed under: Top Stories


The Supreme Court has refused to consider the rights of foreign prisoners.

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…

There are 169 foreigners remaining at Guantanamo, including the five men who are facing military trials for their roles in the Sept. 11 attacks.

The justices offered no comment on their orders Monday in appeals from seven detainees.

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