definitely been the subject of a lot debate since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, particularly with regard to persons detained by United States forces at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba and Bigram Air Base in Afghanistan. On June 12th 2008, the Supreme Court ruled, in Boumediene vs. Bush, 5 to 4 that Guantanamo captives were entitled to access the U.S. Justice system. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion: The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain…
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