U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari for Latest Guantánamo Cases

On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for writs of certiorari filed on behalf of approximately 40 detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, seeking to overturn a provision of the Military Commissions Act that deprives the detainees of the ability to challenge their detention before a federal district court. As a result of the Supreme Court’s denial, a two to one decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upholding the MCA’s habeas corpus provisions stands. The petition did not challenge the constitutionality of the Military Commissions themselves ... [more]