Legal Opinion

Salahi v. Obama

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 5, 2010No. 10-5087PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

This case is more than merely the latest installment in a series of Guantanamo habeas appeals. The United States seeks to detain Mohammedou Ould Salahi on the grounds that he was “part of’ al-Qaida not because he fought with al-Qaida or its allies against the United States, but rather because he swore an oath of allegiance to the organization, associated with its members, and helped it in various ways, including hosting its leaders and referring aspiring jihadists to a known al-Qaida operative. After an evidentiary…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hamdi v. RumsfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Al-Bihani v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  3. Parhat, Huzaifa v. Gates, RobertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  4. Adham Awad v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  5. Al-Adahi v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Hedges v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
  2. USA, ex rel Brady Folliard v. Government AcquisitionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  3. Al Alwi v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
  4. Uthman v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
  5. Khan v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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