Hicks appeal may start within two weeks. (File photo) (ABC TV)

Lawyers plan speedy Hicks appeal

Lawyers for Australian David Hicks could launch an appeal against his detention at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba within two weeks.

The United States Supreme Court ruled overnight that American courts have the jurisdiction to consider challenges to the legality of the detention of foreign nationals.

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