Guantanamo trials illegal, Detainees have Geneva Convention Rights

This just in from CBC news...

U.S. Supreme Court quashes 'illegal' Guantanamo trials

Last Updated Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:30:20 EDT

Military trials arranged by the Bush administration for detainees at Guantanamo Bay are illegal, the United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

The court found that the trials — known as military commissions — for people detained on suspicion of terrorist activity abroad do not conform to any act of Congress.

The justices also rejected the government's argument that the Geneva Conventions regarding prisoners of war do not apply to those held at Guantanamo Bay...

The story is pretty bare bones for now, but there will be more indepth coverage coming out, I'm sure, as time goes on.P