Bush Broke the Law, Supreme Court Rules

In a 5-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that President George W. Bush exceeded his powers when he set up military war crimes trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military base in Cuba.

The president violated both U.S. law and the Geneva Convention, said the decision, written by Justice John Paul Stevens.

The legal challenge was launched by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former chauffeur for Osama bin Laden who was held at Guantanamo.

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