From: Adam Flinton 

Gene McAloon wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:01:51 -0400, "Steve Ewing"
 wrote:
>
>
>>Eh, as I read it, it is not quite so good news: they have the right to
>>challenge their detentions, but the gov't has the right (says the Supreme
>>Court) to indefinitely detain US citizens without charges or trial.
>
>
> Don't know where you read that. The Supreme Court in fact said exactly the
> opposite.

There are a number of reports.

One example is:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3848279.stm

"It should not be forgotten that the Supreme Court has also ruled that
the policy of detaining both US nationals and foreign citizens as
"enemy combatants" without either charge or trial in a domestic
court is lawful."

Adam

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