In Rasul v. Bush, a divided Supreme Court declared that “a state of war is not a blank check for the president” and ruled that persons deemed “enemy combatants” have the right to challenge their detention before a judge or other “neutral decision-maker.” This report provides an overview of the CSRT procedures, summarizes court cases related to the detentions and the use of military commissions, and summarizes the Detainee Treatment Act, analyzing how it might affect detainee-related litigation in federal court
Controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained...
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to take up its first case arising from the War on Terror ...
In response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, in October of 2001, the Bush Administration launched t...
This report provides an overview of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal procedures, summarizes cour...
After the U.S. Supreme Court held that U.S. courts have jurisdiction to hear legal challenges on beh...
In Rasul v. Bush, the Supreme Court held that federal courts have jurisdiction over habeas corpus pe...
Following the harrowing events of September 11, 2001, and pursuant to the Authorization for Use of M...
This report provides background information regarding the cases of two U.S. citizens deemed “enemy c...
This report provides an overview of the early judicial developments and the establishment of Combata...
The stage for the Guantanamo detainees’ commission proceedings was set by the interplay between the ...
On June 28, 2004, the United States Supreme Court released its much awaited decisions in the cases p...
In Rasul v. Bush, the Supreme Court held that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to consider cha...
Controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained...
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to take up its first case arising from the War on Terror ...
In response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, in October of 2001, the Bush Administration launched t...
This report provides an overview of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal procedures, summarizes cour...
After the U.S. Supreme Court held that U.S. courts have jurisdiction to hear legal challenges on beh...
In Rasul v. Bush, the Supreme Court held that federal courts have jurisdiction over habeas corpus pe...
Following the harrowing events of September 11, 2001, and pursuant to the Authorization for Use of M...
This report provides background information regarding the cases of two U.S. citizens deemed “enemy c...
This report provides an overview of the early judicial developments and the establishment of Combata...
The stage for the Guantanamo detainees’ commission proceedings was set by the interplay between the ...
On June 28, 2004, the United States Supreme Court released its much awaited decisions in the cases p...
In Rasul v. Bush, the Supreme Court held that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to consider cha...
Controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained...
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to take up its first case arising from the War on Terror ...
In response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, in October of 2001, the Bush Administration launched t...