- Posted June 12, 2012
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U.S. Supreme Court turns down new Guantanamo appeals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is declining to take a new look at the rights of foreign prisoners held for the past decade at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba.
Four years after pronouncing that detainees who face no charges have a right to challenge their confinement, the justices on Monday rejected appeals arguing that a federal appeals court has largely ignored the high court's command.
The appeals court has not ordered the release of any detainee and has reversed several lower court release orders. In addition, some appellate judges have been unusually critical of the Supreme Court's 2008 decision in Boumediene v. Bush.
There are 169 foreigners remaining at Guantanamo, including the five men who are facing military trials for their roles in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Published: Tue, Jun 12, 2012
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