Gitmo and the Supreme Court

Two Guatanamo Bay detainees, both facing war crimes charges before U.S. military commissions, on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to put their joint appeal on a fast track for decision in the current Term. The motion to expedite involves the first two rulings by federal courts on Congress’ move last year to strip the federal courts of any authority to hear habeas challenges by prisoners at the military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. For Lyle Denniston’s analysis on SCOTUS blog, click here.

KJ