Legal Opinion
United States v. Khadr
United States Court of Military Commission Review
Decided September 24, 2007No. CMCR 07-001PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT AND ACTION ON APPEAL BY THE UNITED STATES FILED PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. § 950d
ROLPH, Deputy Chief Judge:
In this appeal by the Government (hereinafter Appellant) we are called upon to interpret for the first time the jurisdictional provisions contained in the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (hereinafter M.C.A.) 2 as they relate to the trial by military commission of a Canadian citizen, Omar Ahmed Khadr, Appellee (hereinafter Mr. Khadr). Mr. Khadr was captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002, is currently detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and was pending trial upon…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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