Legal Opinion
Al Maqaleh v. Gates
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 21, 2010No. 09-5265, 09-5266, 09-5267PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Chief Judge:
Three detainees at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan petitioned the district court for habeas corpus relief from their confinement by the United States military. 1 Appellants (collectively “the United States” or “the government”) moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction based on § 7(a) of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Pub.L. No. 109-366, 120 Stat. 2600 (2006) (“MCA”). The district court greed with the United States that § 7(a) of the MCA purported to deprive the court of jurisdiction, but held that this…
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