US appeals court to decide fate of Guantanamo lawsuits
A newly enacted federal law that could void hundreds of pending lawsuits filed by detainees held at the US military’s Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba is at the centre of a case before a US appeals court.
US government lawyers contend the Detainee Treatment Act, signed by President George Bush on December 30, wipes out more than 200 lawsuits filed on behalf of more than 300 detainees who are challenging the legality of their detentions.
