Legal Opinion
Boumediene, Lakhdar v. Bush, George
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 20, 2007No. 05-5062 to 05-5064, 05-5095 to 05-5116PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge.
Do federal courts have jurisdiction over petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed by aliens captured abroad and detained as enemy combatants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba? The question has been the recurring subject of legislation and litigation. In these consolidated appeals, foreign nationals held at Guantanamo filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus alleging violations of the Constitution, treaties, statutes, regulations, the common law, and the law…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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