Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo Detainees' Torture Case

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Mon, 12/14/2009 - 9:54am

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused to take up an appeal from former Guantanamo Bay detainees who say they were tortured and denied religious rights. The justices rejected the appeal without comment Monday. Four British men say they were beaten, shackled in painful stress positions and threatened by dogs during their time at the U.S.

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