Supreme Court Refuses Detainees' Case

Most at Guantanamo have not been found guilty of anything. Yet they remain there, in a legal black hole, their only hope, sham military tribunals. Guantanamo is a disgrace to our country and to the rule of law.

AP:
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the case of two Guantanamo Bay prisoners who want to challenge the legality of military commissions.

Salim Ahmed Hamdan and Omar Khadr face commission trials _ Hamdan for acting as a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, and Khadr for throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. Green Beret soldier.

Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer would have granted the request to hear the case, the court said in turning it down. It takes four votes, though, to hear a case. (cont.)