Despite High Court Ruling, Detainees Still in Limbo

NPR | By Jackie Northam

Published June 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

The Supreme Court ruled one year ago that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to challenge their detention. But no prisoner has yet seen a judge.

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