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scotusblog.com - 11/20/2008

Judge orders five detainees freed

— scotusblog.com — U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon, in the first ruling to carry out the Supreme Court’s June decision on detainees’ rights, ordered the federal government to release five Guantanamo Bay detainees “forthwith.” The judge ... (more) Judge orders five detainees freed

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nytimes.com - 11/20/2008

Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo

— nytimes.com — In an important test of the Bush administration’s detention policies, a federal judge ruled that five Guantánamo Bay prisoners are not being lawfully held. > (more) Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo

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corner.nationalreview.com - 11/20/2008

More Boumediene Fall-out: Judge Orders Release of Five Alleged Combatants

— corner.nationalreview.com — The New York Times has details -- which are scant. At issue are six Algerians, one of whom is identified as a member of al Qaeda. His detention was upheld, but Judge Richard Leon -- a Bush 41 appointee reputed to be generally sympathetic to the ... (more) More Boumediene Fall-out: Judge Orders Release of Five ...

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Judge Orders Release of Five Gitmo Detainees
The Agitator — From the Washington Post: For the first time, a federal judge today ordered the release of enemy combatants from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that the government had provided insufficient evidence to continue their detentions. The decision came in the case of six Algerians who were detained in Bosnia after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and have been held at the military prison in Cuba for nearly seven years. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon, a Bush appointee, ruled that five of the men must be released ...

Judge orders Bush administration to release five Gitmo detainees.
Think Progress — ... A federal judge ordered today that five Algerian nationals detained at Guantanamo Bay should be released. The court found that the government had “provided insufficient evidence to continue their detentions.” The Washington Post reports: ...

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Daily Kos — ... her picture, on letterhead that reads “Office of the Governor” and encouraging people to sign up for a free Alaska travel guide, have begun reappearing in mailboxes around the nation as part of an appeal from the Alaska Travel Industry Association. Gawd, will this woman ever get out of our lives? Today is the last day to vote for Burnt Orange Report's David Mauro to receive a college scholarship. Another repudiation of a Bush administration policy: A federal judge has ordered the ...