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TYT: F**k Habeas Corpus - Supreme Court Decision
"The Supreme Court's decision on Monday not to hear appeals from a group of Gitmo detainees leaves the remaining 169 detainees at the facility with little chance of securing their freedom through US courts...Civil-libertarian groups say that essentially leaves detainees at Gitmo with habeas rights in name only, since the rules make it virtually impossible for detainees to win in court...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from Adam Serwer at Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/06/did-supreme-court-just-gut-habeas
