Court overrules Bush on 'enemy combatants' at home

President George Bush does not have power to detain an American citizen seized on US soil as an enemy combatant, an appeals court ruled today.

Court overrules Bush on 'enemy combatants' at home

President George Bush does not have power to detain an American citizen seized on US soil as an enemy combatant, an appeals court ruled today.

The decision could force Jose Padilla, held in a so-called ”dirty bomb” plot, to be tried in civilian courts.

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