Despite a plea to table the motion from the U.S. Solicitor General, the American Bar Association house of delegates overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Bush to set guidelines giving captured al-Qaida fighters extensive legal rights and Congress a say in establishing any military tribunals to try alleged terrorists.
The house, the ABA’s policy-making arm, voted 286-147 to pass the resolution that was co-sponsored by the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, each of which had its own proposal on the original agenda. While most people were preparing to sit down and watch the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon, representatives from the two bar associations ironed out minor differences while participating in the ongoing ABA Midyear Meeting in Philadelphia.
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