A Victory for the Rule of Law

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Author(s)	The New York Times editorial board
Source	The New York Times
Date	June 30, 2006
URL	http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F40D17F63F540C738FDDAF0894DE404482
Quote	"The Supreme Court's decision striking down the military tribunals set up to try the detainees being held in Guantánamo Bay is far more than a narrow ruling on the issue of military courts. It is an important and welcome reaffirmation that even in times of war, the law is what the Constitution, the statute books and the Geneva Conventions say it is -- not what the president wants it to be."

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This item argues for the position Supreme Court was correct in its ruling on the topic Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.