The Supreme Court today denied appeals from several cases filed by detainees held in the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Court stated that detainees no longer have the right to file a habeas petition. The Military Commissions Act (MCA) of 2006 stripped access to the Great Writ. The Court passed in order to allow all available review processes, including remedies available in the Detainee Treatment Act of 2006 and the MCA, to proceed. The Court has opted to wait for review by the US Court of Appeals in DC before further examining the cases. This solidifies the legislation enacted by the MCA, including the habeas suspension, and leaves detainees to face review by military commission.
SCOTUSblog has extensive analysis here, here, and here.
Bloomberg has coverage here.
