Legal Opinion
Kiyemba v. Obama
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 2009No. 05-5487, 05-5489PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
Opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Nine Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay, in order to challenge their detention, petitioned the district court for a writ of habe-as corpus. Asserting that they feared being transferred to a country where they might be tortured or further detained, they also sought interim relief requiring the Government to provide 30 days’ notice to the district court and to counsel before…
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