The first article to the right hand side, titled Algerians in Guantanamo Challenge, is about the men who were represented in Boumediene v. Bush - the case handed down this July by the US Supreme Court! The court's decision granted the five men the right to demand Habeas Corpus - which is what they are doing right now! This is big news!
In an article appearing on foxnews.com Judge Leon (the federal judge overseeing their case) was mentioned. "Leon, who was appointed to the bench by President Bush, said he expects to decide this month whether to release the Algerians.
Leon described the unprecedented case as a legal and logistical headache that needed to be resolved quickly before any "inevitable delays due to the turnover" of government with the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama." Judge Leon was the federal judge who found the government's argument legally convincing and determined that the five men did not have the right to ask for Habeas Corpus - it was this opinion that was overturned by the Supreme Court in July.
Here is a link to another article on the hearings: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110602945.html?sub=new
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