Detainees again turn to high court
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Lawyers for Guantanamo detainees held more than five years without charges asked the Supreme Court to step in to guarantee that they can challenge their confinement in U.S. courts.
The detainees want the justices to hear their case and issue a decision before the court ends its term in early summer. The court has twice ruled that foreigners imprisoned at the U.S. naval base in Cuba can pursue their cases in American courts, rejecting Bush administration arguments.
The latest plea to the Supreme Court follows a federal appeals court ruling last month limiting detainees’ legal rights.
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