Legal Opinion
Ashcroft v. al-Kidd
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 2011No. 10-98PublishedCited by 1,570 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[563 U.S. 733]
2Opinion of the Court · ScaliaJustice Scalia
We decide whether a former Attorney General enjoys immunity from suit for allegedly authorizing federal prosecutors to obtain valid material-witness warrants for detention of terrorism suspects whom they would otherwise lack probable cause to arrest.
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The federal material-witness statute authorizes judges to “order the arrest of [a] person” whose testimony “is material in a criminal proceeding ... if it is shown that it may become impracticable to secure the presence of the person by subpoena.” 18 U.S.C. § 3144. Material witnesses enjoy the same constitutional…
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