Attorney general says detainee trials to go on (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 06/13/2008 - 5:46am

In this June 6, 2008 file photo, reviewed by the U.S.<br /><br />Military, the sun rises over Camp Delta detention compound at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 12, 2008, that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool, File)AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday the Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo detainees would not affect the trials of enemy combatants.

A divided court ruled decided suspected terrorists have the right to go to federal court to seek their release from indefinite detention.



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