SC Guantanamo Decision 5-3 :: Major Defeat for Bush con suis

Judge Roberts Abstains

Breaking News:

Supreme Court rules Bush overstepped authority for Guantanamo trials (CNN)

WASHINGTON D.C. (Washington Post) 5 minutes ago — The Supreme Court ruled that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.

The ruling, a rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti-terror policies, was written by Justice John Paul Stevens, who said the proposed trials were illegal under U.S. law and Geneva conventions.