". ▁Of ▁Rot unda ' s ▁statement ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁er red ▁by ▁" g iving ▁d eta ine es ▁more ▁rights ▁than ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁require ", ▁Fish er ▁states ▁" They ▁needed ▁them . ▁Un like ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war , ▁who ▁are ▁released ▁after ▁a ▁war ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁face ▁trial , ▁the ▁d eta ine es ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁pro sec ution ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ". ▁ ▁Comment s ▁on ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁Bou med ienne ▁r uling ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁over turn ed ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁D eta ine e ▁Tre at ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Military ▁Comm issions ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Rot unda ▁author ed ▁an ▁op - ed ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁entitled ▁" S up reme ▁Court ▁R uling ▁P uts ▁Sold iers ▁at ▁Great ▁R isk ", ▁which ▁critic ized ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁r uling . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁since ▁the ▁r uling ▁Rot unda ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁numerous ▁academic ▁pan els ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁several ▁academic ▁articles ▁discuss ing , ▁and ▁analyz ing , ▁the ▁Bou med iene ▁decision , ▁and ▁other ▁dec isions ▁related ▁to ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Review , ▁Peter ▁Ph am ▁stated ▁that ▁Rot unda ▁had ▁more ▁years ▁of ▁military ▁service ▁than ▁all ▁the ▁nine ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Just ices ▁put