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Government

Oct. 18, 2006

Military Commission Act Puts U.S. Troops at Risk of Prosecution

FORUM COLUMN - By David Glazier - The recent Military Commission Act, intended to bring the Guantanamo tribunals into conformance with the rule of law following the Supreme Court's Hamdan decision, may have the perverse effect of putting some U.S. military personnel and civilian employees into greater legal jeopardy.


Forum Column

By David Glazier

     
      The recent Military Commission Act, intended to bring the Guantanamo tribunals into conformance with the rule of law following the Supreme Court's Hamdan decision, may have the perverse effect of putting some U.S. military personnel and civilian employees into greater legal jeopardy. The bill eliminates federal court jurisdiction over some law o...

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