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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Dec. 27, 2007

Restoring Habeas Corpus, America’s Integrity

Forum Column - By Michael Ratner - After six years of legal fights, the Supreme Court can end the moral stain of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility with an upcoming ruling.

FORUM COLUMN

By Michael Ratner

      This month, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the writ of habeas corpus should be granted to the men held by the U.S. government at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. Since there is no other adequate legal remedy for those imprisoned, it's up to the court of last resort to remedy six years of injustice and grant the Guantanamo detainees a fair hearing before an impartial pa...

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