"The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times."

The AP reports:

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.

Justice Kennedy writes for the 5-4 majority. Chief Justice John Roberts, for dissenting, accepted the government's "generous set of procedural protections."

UPDATE: Orin Kerr says it's exactly what he expected and what "you could see coming from miles (or in this case, years) away."