When the Supreme Court mandated that Yaser Esam Hamdi, an apparent Taliban soldier, was entitled to basic civil rights such as the right to counsel even though the George W.Bush administration had classified him as an enemy combatant, the Court exemplified its power to

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The Supreme Court's mandate in this case shows that it has the power to review actions of the president. The Bush administration had classified Hamdi as an enemy combatant, denying him basic civil rights, but the Supreme Court overruled this decision and granted him the right to counsel. This demonstrates the Court's ability to provide a check on the president's power.

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