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June 12, 2012

Supreme Court Rejects Appeals by Gitmo Prisoners 
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The Supreme Court has refused to take up the cases of seven Guantanamo
Bay prisoners despite previously ruling they have the constitutional
right to challenge their detention in civilian court. The court
originally affirmed the prisoner's legal right to challenge their
confinement and seek their release in a landmark ruling four years ago
today. But on Monday, the justices rejected without explanation the
appeals of seven of the 169 men currently held in the military prison.

 

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