U.S. Supreme Court Requires Rights for Counter-terrorism Detainees

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Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
20
Issue: 
9
Abstract: 
On June 28, 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases involving the Bush Administration's detention of counter-terrorism suspects, declaring that all have basic due process and related rights in adjudicating the claffication of them as "enemy combatants" by the executive branch.