Supreme Court Halts Release of Detainee Abuse Photos

On Monday, the Court vacated and remanded the Second Circuit's decision in ACLU v. DOD (No. 06-3140), which practically speaking means that the government will not have to release photos depicting the abuse of detainees held by US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.  See prior posts here and here.  The matter had effectively been on hold pending Congressional action on an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that expressly allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to bar release of the photos.

-Kathleen A. Bergin