Amici Briefs in Detainee Challenges

SCOTUSblog has uploaded two Amici briefs filed on behalf of individuals challenging their detention at Gitmo in light of the new Military Commision Act. The new federal legislation was enacted in response to the Supreme Court's holding in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, and is being challenged on a number of grounds. The most significant, in my opinion, is the issue of whether the Act is compatible with the Suspension Clause of the Constitution.