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A Republican filibuster in the Senate on Wednesday shot down a bipartisan effort to restore the right of terrorism suspects to contest in federal courts their detentions and treatment.
The 56-43 vote fell short of the 60 needed to cut off debate and move to a final vote on the amendment to the Senate’s annual defense policy bill.
The detainee rights amendment was an effort to reverse a provision in last year’s Military Commissions Act that suspended the writ of habeas corpus for terrorism suspects at the military jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other offshore detention sites.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
