Legal Opinion

Coalition of Clergy v. Bush

District Court, C.D. California

Decided February 21, 2002No. CV 02-570 AHM (JTLX)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

MATZ, District Judge.

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PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF RULING

This case results from the sudden attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians. Within a few days, the President, with the approval of Congress (Pub.L. No. 107-40 (September 8, 2001)), commanded the Armed Forces of the United States to use all necessary and appropriate force against the persons responsible for those attacks, who soon came to be known as the “A1…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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  3. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Coalition of Clergy, Lawyers, & Professors v. BushCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Falen Gherebi v. George Walker Bush Donald H. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Coalition Of Clergy, Lawyers, And Professors v. BushCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  4. Falen Gherebi v. George Walker Bush Donald H. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. Gherebi v. BushDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2003

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