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Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on the Rights of Detainees

Press Release

Date: June 12, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch


Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on the Rights of Detainees

United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.

"The Supreme Court today has reminded this Administration and its Congressional supporters that the fundamental precepts of liberty must be respected even as we work to protect our nation. Giving the detainees at Guantanamo the right to challenge their detention in court is basic to any system of justice. Today's Supreme Court decision again rejects policies of this Administration that are inconsistent with our Constitution."

Durbin is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law.


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