If there is a defect in a hearing, Clement said, the appeals court should order a new CSRT hearing.

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And the court of appeals has suggested that what the government ought to do is hold entirely new CSRT proceedings.

NPR: Supreme Court Hears Guantanamo Arguments

Court of Appeals rules on whether the CSRT hearings have followed the procedures established as an alternative to habeas corpus.

NPR: Supreme Court Hears Guantanamo Arguments

Justice David Souter observed that in past cases, the government has required repeated CSRT hearings until the desired verdict is achieved.

NPR: Supreme Court Hears Guantanamo Arguments

Chief Justice Roberts tried to rescue Clement at this point, noting that the CSRT procedures were not in place until 2004.

NPR: Supreme Court Hears Guantanamo Arguments

In the case of the Bosnians, the Supreme Court brief recounts a CSRT hearing where a detainee is charged with associating with an unnamed al-Qaida operative.

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C. circuit or the others to decide this and the CSRT claims, there are 305 people, to do this quickly in a matter of months rather than six more years?

NPR: Supreme Court Hears Guantanamo Arguments