welcome back, habeas corpus.

jon carroll talks about the supreme court decision, Boumediene vs. Bush.

Boumediene wants a hearing. He and some other prisoners sued the government, and the case went to the Supreme Court. The case was decided in June. To quote Dworkin: "The Court held by a 5-4 vote that aliens detained as enemy combatants in Guantanamo have a constitutional right to challenge their detention in American courts. The decision frees none of them, some of whom have been held without trial for six years, but it makes it possible for them to argue to a federal district court judge that the administration has no factual or legal ground for imprisoning them. If that judge is persuaded, he must order their release."

aw, yeah.

i'm not saying we should release him; i don't know enough of the details to have an opinion on that yet. i *am* saying we should try him.