Jackie Whatsherface from NPR might as well have ripped her coverage from the AP wire, which is also teh suck:

With one word — “unlawful” — the only two war-crimes trials against Guantanamo detainees fell apart in a single day, marking a stunning setback to Washington’s attempts to try dozens of detainees in military court.

Now, to be fair to AP, Jackie did crank the vapidity knobs up to 11 by revising AP’s copy to read “Just one word.”

Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?  Read more 

“Military Commissions Act of 2006”. 3, page 61 (in the vulgate, the McCain Pro-Torture and Republican Incumbent Protection Act):

“(b) PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER SOLE BASIS FOR REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSION PROCEDURES AND ACTIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and notwithstanding any other law (including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision), no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any claim or cause of action whatsoever, including any action pending on or filed after the date of enactment of this chapter, relating to the prosecution, trial, or judgment of a military commission convened under this section, including challenges to the lawfulness of the procedures of military commissions under this chapter.

And, naturally, Der Decider decides, arbitrarily, who gets “tried” under the arbitary authority of these military tribunals, and who gets tried by the Constitutionally governed court system:  Read more