On 20 July, the DC Circuit Court ruled that the Government should allow the Court and defence lawyers to access all information available on Guantánamo Bay detainees, recognizing that lawyers have a “right to know”, except when the information is “highly sensitive”. The Court will issue a new “protective order” to ease lawyers’ access to their clients and prospective clients in the Guantánamo Bay detention center.
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