From Linda Greenhouse's account of the Supreme Court argument earlier this week in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld , the controversial case about detainees' rights: Justice Souter persisted [in questioning the Solicitor General]: "You are leaving us with the position of the United States that the Congress may validly suspend [habeas corpus] inadvertently. Is that really your position?"
High Drama at the High Court
High Drama at the High Court
High Drama at the High Court
From Linda Greenhouse's account of the Supreme Court argument earlier this week in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld , the controversial case about detainees' rights: Justice Souter persisted [in questioning the Solicitor General]: "You are leaving us with the position of the United States that the Congress may validly suspend [habeas corpus] inadvertently. Is that really your position?"