A look at other cases

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2008 | by Joan Biskupic

Major Supreme Court cases relating to post-9/11 detainees:

*Rasul v. Bush (2004) declared that a long-standing federal law gives Guantanamo detainees access to courts to challenge their imprisonment. (Congress then changed the law but left open the question of a constitutional right to U.S. courts -- the issue resolved in Thursday's paired cases.)

*Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004) ruled that U.S. citizens who become terrorism suspects and are designated "enemy combatants" must receive a hearing on the accusations and evidence.

*Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006) found that President Bush lacked the authority to set up military tribunals without Congress' approval and that the administration's initial procedures did not meet standards of the U.S. Military Code of...