Today's ruling may be the most far-reaching yet in a host of court cases brought on by the administration's efforts in the war on terrorism.

Detention Upheld in Enemy Combatant Case
"The court seems to be saying that it has no role whatsoever in overseeing the administration's conduct of the war on terrorism. That is particularly disturbing in the context of a potentially open-ended, as-yet-undeclared war, the beginning and end of which is left solely to the president's discretion."
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