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Attorneys Ask Supreme Court to Restore the Right to Habeas Corpus for Guantanamo Prisoners

Attorneys Ask Supreme Court to Restore the Right to Habeas Corpus for Guantanamo Prisoners

On Wednesday, attorneys for prisoners at Guantanamo called on the Supreme Court to restore the Constitution and grant the prisoners habeas corpus—the right to challenge their imprisonment before a judge. “All have been confined at Guantanamo for almost six years, yet not one has had meaningful notice of the factual grounds of their detention,” said former Solicitor General Seth Waxman in his oral arguments. [includes rush transcript]

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