The Supreme Court's decision yesterday in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld is a major setback for the Bush Administration's bid for power to deal with foreign captives by whatever means it, and it alone, deems appropriate. Less obviously, the case may have far-reaching implications for numerous fundamental questions of law. Findlaw's Michael C. Dorf highlights six important aspects of the decision. |
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