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Justice Department Asks Courts to Toss Out All Guantanamo Lawsuits

HeadlineApr 20, 2007

There has been a major legal development regarding the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. On Thursday, the Justice Department officially asked the federal courts to throw out every lawsuit involving detainees at Guantanamo. The move comes two months after a federal appeals court ruled the detainees cannot challenge their indefinite detention in the U.S. court system.

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