Summary
President George W. Bush created special military courts to try prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to them this week.
By a vote of 5-3, the justices ruled that the president had overstepped his constitutional authority.See the full content of this document
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Derelict Congress has Let Gitmo Happen
The decision is a stunning, deserved rebuke -- striking at the core of the president's attempt to unilaterally expand executive power. But just as conspicuous is what the cou...
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