Supreme Court Case: Can Terror Suspect In US Be Held Indefinitely?

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From Christian Science Monitor:

Justices agreed Friday to hear the appeal of terror suspect al-Marri, held without charge for more than five years.

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of Ali Saleh al-Marri, a graduate student and suspected Al Qaeda sleeper agent who has been held without charge in a US military prison for more than five years.

The high court made the announcement on Friday after its private conference.

The case poses the most significant unresolved legal question yet in the Bush administration's controversial approach to the war on terror, and it sets the stage for another potential landmark national security decision next June.

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My Comment: If precedent is any indication, the court is going to rule in favor of the defendent .... throwing the entire legal system into confusion when many others start to vie for the same rights.

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