Duke Law Professors comment on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo military commissions
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Professor Scott Silliman discusses the Supreme Court's ruling regarding military commissions for Guantanamo detainees as part of a "Supreme Court Round-up." » NPR's "The Diane Rhems Show"
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Law Professor Curtis Bradley comments on the Hamdan majority's rejction of the argument that the president is free to ignore Congressional limitations on his power, noting that the Court might have "had in mind controversies like the N.S. A. terrorist surveillance program." » New York Times
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Professor Scott Silliman says the Hamdan ruling may give a boost to detainees challenging their detention in federal court, because both U.S. and international law--the law of war, including the Geneva Conventions--must be followed
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Professors Madeline Morris and Curtis Bradley comment on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo military tribunals, noting that it means international treaty law and the law of war become directly enforceable in U.S. courts, and that it appears to bolster congressional authority in wartime policy making. » Durham Herald-Sun
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Professor Scott Silliman says that while the Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo military commissions did not go as far as it could have in defining the war on terror, it told the administration the courts will not hesitate to get involved in determining its parameters. » Newsday
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Professor Curtis Bradley says the Hamdan decision should be viewed as more of a separation of powers decision than one concerning individual liberties. » NPR
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Professor Walter Dellinger calls the Hamdan "simply the most important decision on presidential power and the rule of law ever." » Slate
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Professor Erwin Chemerinsky calls the Supreme Court's Hamdan decision "a huge victory for the rule of law." » Orange County Register
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Professor Walter Dellinger says that in light of the Supreme Court's ruling, the treatment of Guantanamo prisoners must meet the standards of
humaneness called for by the Geneva Conventions. » ABC News
