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Quote from Judge Joyce Hens Green,


"Although this nation unquestionably must take strong action under the leadership of the commander in chief to protect itself against enormous and unprecedented threats, that necessity cannot negate the existence of the most basic fundamental rights for which the people of this country have fought and died for well over two hundred years... In sum, there can be no question that the Fifth Amendment right asserted by the Guantanamo detainees in this litigation -- the right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law -- is one of the most fundamental rights recognized by the U.S. Constitution."


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Judge Joyce Hens Green (more quotes by Judge Joyce Hens Green or books by/about Judge Joyce Hens Green)

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Constitution, Individual Rights, Integrity, Justice, Law, Liberty, President

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