Legal Opinion
Obaydullah v. Obama
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 2010No. 09-5328PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
In July 2008 the Appellant, known only as Obaydullah, petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the lawfulness of his detention at the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In December the district court stayed Obaydullah’s petition because military commission charges had been sworn against him. Although no military commission proceeding had yet begun — indeed, still has not begun — the district court twice denied Obaydullah’s motions to vacate the stay of his habeas petition.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Landis v. North American Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Belize Social Development Ltd. v. Government of BelizeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Obaydullah v. ObamaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
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