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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 31, 2008, at 2:41 PM, bob ford wrote:
>

> On June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene v. Bush  
> recognized habeas corpus rights for the Guantanamo prisoners. On  
> October 7, 2008, the first Guantanamo prisoners were ordered  
> released by a court considering a habeus corpus petition.[3]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus

Boumediene v. Bush was yet another 5-4 ruling. I am one of those who  
ponder how it is that top legal minds can be so divided on  
constitutional issues.

While it is common to fear that rulings illustrate the power of  
partisan presidential nominations, it is notable that seven of the  
current justices were appointed by Republican presidents.