The Supreme Court struck down parts of the Military Commissions Act and declared habeas corpus to be a fundamental right in the case

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Boumediene v. Bush was the case in which the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Military Commissions Act and declared that detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the constitutional right to challenge their detention through habeas corpus. The decision affirmed that habeas corpus is a fundamental right that cannot be suspended by the government, even in times of war. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

B) Gideon v. Wainwright is an important case in which the Supreme Court established the right to counsel for criminal defendants, but it did not address habeas corpus.

C) Miranda v. Arizona was a case that established the Miranda warning, which informs suspects of their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. It did not address habeas corpus.

D) Korematsu v. United States was a controversial case in which the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It did not address habeas corpus.

The Supreme Court Struck Down Parts of the Military Commissions