 His affidavit is believed to have contributed to the Supreme Court's decision to accept the consolidated cases of "Boumediene v. Bush" and "Al-Odah v. United States" for its 2007-2008 docket.It had originally declined to hear this case.In "Boumediene v. Bush" (2008), the Supreme Court found that detainees had the "habeas corpus" right for access to federal courts.