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10:10 PM ET, June 29, 2006

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Marty Lederman / SCOTUSblog:
Hamdan Summary — And HUGE News  —  As I predicted below, the Court held that Congress had, by statute, required that the commissions comply with the laws of war — and held further that these commissions do not (for various reasons).  —  More importantly, the Court held that Common Article 3 …
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Associated Press:
In Rebuke for Bush, Court Block Trials at Guantanamo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.  —  The ruling, a rebuke to the administration …
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo War Crimes Trials  —  In 5-3 Decision, Justices Rebuke Bush's Anti-Terror Policy  —  The Supreme Court today delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration over its plans to try Guantanamo detainees before military commissions, ruling that the commissions are unconstitutional.
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Decisions: Hamdan decided, military commissions invalid  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Congress did not take away the Court's authority to rule on the military commissions' validity, and then went ahead to rule that President Bush did not have authority to set up the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay …
MSNBC:
Justices revise part of Texas redistricting  —  Court also rules state legislators may draw new maps as often as they like … WASHINGTON - A fractured Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states are free to redraw congressional districts whenever they want, largely blessing Tom DeLay's …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
The significance of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld  —  (updated below)  —  The Supreme Court today, by a 5-3 decision (.pdf) in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, held that the Bush administration's military commissions at Guantanamo (a) exceed the president's legal authorization given by Congress and (b) …
CNN:
High court blocks Gitmo military tribunals  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday strongly limited the power of the Bush administration to conduct military tribunals for suspected terrorists imprisoned overseas at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
PoliPundit.com:
(FLASH) Instrument of Surrender Signed by SCOTUS  —  This morning, the United States of America signed the instrument of surrender with al Queda and all affiliated terror organizations.  The signatories representing the United States were Anthony Kennedy, Steven Bryer, John Paul Stevens, Ruth Ginsburg and David Souter.
Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
Prediction: Bush & Congress Will Override the Supreme Court's Gitmo Decision (updated)  —  The news networks are proclaiming that the Supreme Court handed the President a "strong rebuke" in the Hamdan case by declaring the proposed Gitmo trials are illegal under U.S. law and international Geneva conventions.
Balkinization:
Hamdan as a Democracy-Forcing Decision  —  The key to understanding Hamdan is that the Court did not tell the President that he could under no circumstances create military tribunals with very limited procedural guarantees (in this case, without any right to know what the charges are or the right …
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush vows to pursue detainee war trials
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Supreme Court Rules Against Military Tribunals; Geneva Applies to Al Qaeda (Updated)
Marty Lederman / SCOTUSblog:   Legislative Supremacy, The Laws of War, and the Geneva Holding
ACSBlog:
Guest Blogger: Hamdan and the Youngstown Framework
Discussion: TalkLeft
Examiner:
Robert Cox: Americans deserve better than Keller's open letter  —  WASHINGTON - Who can argue when Bill Keller of The New York Times writes, as he did last Sunday, that the Founders "saw an aggressive, independent press as a protective measure against the abuse of power in a democracy …
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Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
OH-18: Crumbling  —  About 20 minutes ago the liberal House Clerk reported on the liberal House floor that the liberal President Bush's Justice Department has subpoenaed Bob Ney's district director.  —  And now the liberal media is hurling false liberal attacks by reporting these liberal facts.
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The Raw Story:   Ney hemorrhaging staff over Abramoff scandal
Theodore B. Olson / Washington Post:
A Much-Needed Shield for Reporters  —  Journalists reporting on high-profile legal or political controversies cannot function effectively without offering some measure of confidentiality to their sources.  Their ability to do so yields substantial benefits to the public in the form of stories …
Discussion: QandO, TigerHawk, Amygdala and Hot Air
Sholnn Freeman / Washington Post:
Pollution in Overdrive  —  New Report Cites U.S. Motorists For Production of Greenhouse Gases  —  When it comes to greenhouse gases, U.S. drivers are getting more of the blame.  —  Americans represent 5 percent of the world's population but contribute 45 percent of the world's emission of carbon dioxide …
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Stop Spinning  —  Contrarian thoughts on Hillary, flag-burning, the Times and "The View."  —  Today I would like to depart from what I perceive as the common wisdom on several people and issues.  —  Hillary Clinton.  Media people keep saying, as Hillary gears up for her presidential bid …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:
The Jawa Report is Back  —  After nearly two weeks of fighting a cyberterrorist attack launched by Turkish Islamists, and then wrestling with a new server, The Jawa Report is back!  —  We promise to continue the reporting the news the only way we know how—with mediocre analysis & plenty of offense.
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