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By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe federal appeals court for the D.C. circuit ruled Tuesday that not even international law limits war powers that allow the White House to hold suspected terrorists. The case was the first test of the Supreme Court's landmark 2008 ruling that allowed detainees from Guantánamo Bay and elsewhere to challenge their detention in court. If the high court does not reverse the decision, it could apply to all of the Guantánamo cases, which are being heard in the D.C. circuit. Upholding the decision of a lower court that first heard his case, the appeals panel denied the request of Ghaleb Nassar ...
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By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyFriday, June 26, is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. And there are good reasons to think that -- within the United States, at least -- this annual observance may take on even greater salience than usual this year. ...
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