Legal Opinion
Abdah v. Obama
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 21, 2010No. Civil Action 04-1254(HHK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman (ISN 27), a Yemeni citizen, has been held by the United States at the naval base detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since January 2002. Uthman contends he is unlawfully detained and has accordingly filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Respondents in this case, President Barack H. Obama and other high-level officials in the United States Government, argue that Uthman is lawfully detained and should remain in U.S. custody. Both parties have filed cross-motions for judgment on the record…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamdi v. RumsfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Boumediene v. BushSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Uthman v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- In Re GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE CONTINUED ACCESS TO COUNSELDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Al-Qurashi v. ObamaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Abdah v. BushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
- Al Halmandy v. BushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.