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Free Speech Radio News lineup - Tuesday, March 28, 2006

SUPREME COURT HEARS GUANTANAMO CASE The Supreme Court today will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of special military tribunals for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. The case, known as Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, questions the extent of presidential and legislative powers in judicial matters. The lawsuit argues that the special military tribunals are fundamentally unfair, as the Department of Defense, acts as prosecutor, judge, and jury while the laws governing the crime are being defined. Chief Justice John Roberts has recused himself from the case, as he ruled against Hamdan in a federal…