Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

"Hamdan v. Rumsfeld" was a significant 2006 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning detainee rights. Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, challenged his military tribunal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay. The Court ruled that the tribunals violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Geneva Conventions, which establish standards for fair trials. This decision underscored the importance of legal protections for detainees and limited the government's ability to conduct military trials without proper legal framework, reinforcing the rule of law even in national security matters.