A small blow for humanity

The Supreme Court ruled that the Bush Administration overstepped its bounds (relative to domestic law and the Geneva conventions) in attempting to try Gitmo inmates via military tribunal.

Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the court, said the Bush administration lacked the authority to take the "extraordinary measure" of scheduling special military trials for inmates, in which defendants have fewer legal protections than in civilian U.S. courts.

Of course, they've also ruled that detainees can't be held indefinitely; will some actual trials begin while there are still inmates alive and sane?

(via The Huffington Post)