The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Guantanamo Bay detainees that they be allowed to challenge their confinement in federal courts.The move reverses the court's decision in April, when it refused to rule on whether the men had a right to take their cases to federal courts.
This latest move is a blow to the US government, which wants the cases to be dealt with by military tribunals alone.
Hundreds of men have been held without charge for years at Guantanamo Bay.
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