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This is a new feature on SCOTUSblog. The Supreme Court deals with a lot of technical legal issues. Our posts tend to be written in the same way, so that if you aren’t a lawyer it can be hard to understand exactly what we’re saying. We try not to go too deep into jargon, but it’s hard. As a result, we don’t connect with all of our readers as well as we could. Many of you aren’t lawyers. It’s important that everyone understand the ...
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Supreme Court refuses case on Guantanamo detainees and torture (Warren Richey, December 14, 2009, CS Monitor) The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a major case examining whether Guantánamo detainees enjoy a constitutional right not to be subject to torture and other harsh tactics by government officials. The appeal, filed on behalf of four former prisoners who were returned home to Britain in 2004, sought to gain a clear ...
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