Habeas Petition
On June 12, 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Boumediene v. Bush, that the Military Commissions Act could not remove the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US Federal Court system.
The first 22 captives had their habeas petitions re-initiated in August 2008. Ramzi Bin AlShibh's habeas corpus petition was filed August 29, 2008.
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