High Court Refuses to Hear Detainee Secrecy Case
The Supreme Court has refused to consider a case involving the Bush Administration's secrecy of more than 700 cases in which Arabs or Muslims were picked up after 9/11--none of whom were charged with a terrorist crime.
Most were eventually deported for immigration violations. The government refused to disclose whom it held and why. The court's action, taken without comment, was a victory for the Bush administration. Civil liberties and media organizations had sought access to the names and other basic information about the detainees.
The case is Center for National Security Studies v. Justice Department, 03-472.
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