(ap) Ta-da! Bush, and Berlusconi The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a blow to the Bush administration, ruling in a 5 to 4 decision that terrorism detainees at Gitmo can appeal their imprisonment in civilian courts. The decision effectively nullified a law that President secured from the Republican-led Congress in 2006 , taking away the habeas corpus rights of the terrorism suspects. At a press conference in Rome, Bush looked particularly piqued about the ruling and noted how divided the court was. "It's a Supreme Court decision; we'll abide by the Court's decision. That doesn't mean I have to agree with it. It's a deeply divided Court, and I strongly agree with those who dissented, and their dissent was based upon their serious concerns about U.S. national security," Bush said. "And we'll study this opinion, and we'll do so with this in mind, to determine whether or not additional legislation might be appropriate, so that we can safely say, or truly say to the American people: We're doing everything we can to protect you." The majority consisted of the court's four liberals -- Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, plus the moderate conservative Anthony Kennedy, who often casts the decisive vote and wrote the majority opinion. The four conservative dissenters were Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both appointed by Bush, and Justices Anontin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. ...
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(ap) Ta-da! Bush, and Berlusconi The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a blow to the Bush administration, ruling in a 5 to 4 decision that terrorism detainees at Gitmo can appeal their imprisonment in civilian courts. The decision effectively nullified a law that President secured from the Republican-led Congress in 2006 , taking away the habeas corpus rights of the terrorism suspects. At a press conference in Rome, Bush looked particularly piqued about the ruling and noted how divided the court was. "It's a Supreme Court decision; we'll abide by the Court's decision. That doesn't mean I have to agree with it. It's a deeply divided Court, and I strongly agree with those who dissented, and their dissent was based upon their serious concerns about U.S. national security," Bush said. "And we'll study this opinion, and we'll do so with this in mind, to determine whether or not additional legislation might be appropriate, so that we can safely say, or truly say to the American people: We're doing everything we can to protect you." The majority consisted of the court's four liberals -- Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, plus the moderate conservative Anthony Kennedy, who often casts the decisive vote and wrote the majority opinion. The four conservative dissenters were Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both appointed by Bush, and Justices Anontin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. ...