Which Supreme Court case rejected the Bush administration's military commissions as unauthorized by Congress and inconsistent with legal requirements?
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Correct answer: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld held that the military commissions established to try Guantanamo detainees lacked proper legal authorization. The decision showed that presidential emergency action remains subject to statutory and treaty-based limits.
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