Legal Opinion
Saeed Hatim v. Barack Obama
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 1, 2014No. 13-5218, 13-5220, 13-5221PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
Guantanamo Bay detainees challenge two new policies they claim place an undue burden on their ability to meet with their lawyers. The district court upheld the detainees’ challenge, but we reverse, concluding that the new policies are reasonable security precautions.
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The first challenged policy concerns where the detainees may meet with their lawyers. In the past, detainees at Guantanamo Bay would meet with visitors in nearby Camp Echo, to which they were driven in vans, or occasionally in Camps 5 and 6, the camps…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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