Legal Opinion
Al-Alwi v. Trump
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 22, 2017No. Civil Action No. 15-0681 (RJL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
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RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge
Petitioner Moath Hamza Ahmed Al-Alwi (“Al-Alwi” or “petitioner”) challenges his continued detention at the United States Naval Station at Guantanámo Bay, Cuba, where he has been held since January 2002. Although this Court, Al-Alwi v. Bush, 593 F.Supp.2d 24, 28 (D.D.C. 2008), and our Court of Appeals, Al-Alwi v. Obama, 653 F.3d 11, 17 (D.C. Cir. 2011), previously determined that Al-Alwi could lawfully be detained as an enemy combatant under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (“AUMF”), Pub. L. No.…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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