Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Eisentrager
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 1950No. 306PublishedCited by 505 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The ultimate question in this case is one of jurisdiction of civil courts of the United States vis-a-vis military authorities in dealing with enemy aliens overseas. The issues come here in this way:
Twenty-one German nationals petitioned the District Court of the District of Columbia for writs of habeas corpus. They alleged that, prior to May 8, 1945, they were in the service of German armed forces in China. They amended to allege that their employment there was by civilian agencies of the German Government. Their exact affiliation is disputed, and, for our purposes, immaterial. On May 8,…
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