Today, the Supreme Court decided Boumediene v. Bush, affirming that terrorist suspects held in Guantanamo Bay have the right to file habeas petitions in federal courts. The case arose from a habeas petition made on behalf of Lakhdar Boumedine who was being held as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay.
Majority: Kennedy, Stevens, Breyer, Ginsburg, and Souter
Dissent: Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Sources: Reuters, SCOTUSblog
More information: Oyez, SCOTUSwiki: amicus briefs
Boumediene: a lesson in drafting dissents.
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