Judge rules detainees have right to lawyers

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge ruled yesterday that Guantanamo Bay detainees must be allowed to challenge their imprisonment in court with a defense lawyer, delivering a major blow to the Bush administration's bid to hold suspected fighters in the war on terrorism without judicial oversight. (Full article: 1069 words)

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