I didn’t know they were trying to limit what the JUDGES can see.

WASHINGTON — When Guantanamo Bay detainees challenge their status as “enemy combatants,” judges must review all the evidence, not just what the military chooses, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the Bush administration’s plan to limit what judges and the detainees’ attorneys can review when considering whether the Combatant Status Review Tribunals acted appropriately.“Counsel for a detainee has a ‘need to know’ the classified information relating to his client’s case,” the appeals court ruled. “The government may withhold from counsel, but not from the court, certain highly sensitive information.”

The appeals court decision is likely to be considered by the Supreme Court as it decides whether detainees should have greater access to U.S. civilian courts.

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