Prosecuting Terrorism Detainees

Prosecuting Terrorism Detainees

Thursday the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny Guantanamo prisoners the right to challenge their detention. Implications of the ruling, and the debate between creating a new "national security court," vs. trying militarily...

Thursday the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny Guantanamo prisoners the right to challenge their detention. Implications of the ruling, and the debate between creating a new "national security court," vs. trying militarily detained terrorism suspects into the federal court system.

Guests

Shayana Kadidal

senior managing attorney for the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights

Glenn Sulmasy

national security fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; judge advocate and law professor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

John Hutson

adviser to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign; president and dean, Franklin Pierce Law Center; former judge advocate general for the U.S. Navy

Kori Schake

foreign policy adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign

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