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From the article I saw:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_ot/guantanamo_detainees
Judge Leon actually voted against these detainees being able to get review in federal courts just two years ago, which the Supreme Court overturned in Boumediene. This case was before him as a result of Boumediene. Finally, one of the detainees ordered to be released is Mr. Boumediene himself, which I think is a powerful reminder that there are very real consequences for individual lives behind all this legal manuvering. Leon also asked the government not to appeal, and emphasized that this is an exceptional case, at least in terms of the amazing lack of evidence presented by the government - one unnamed source. Apparently, the decision won't result in scores of other detainees being sent home, but its good to see some movement in the right direction.
