Legal Opinion

Barhoumi v. Obama

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 11, 2010No. 09-5383PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Sufyian Barhoumi, a detainee held at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court found that Barhoumi was “part of’ an al-Qaida-associated force engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners and was therefore lawfully detained under the Authorization for Use of Military Force. Barhoumi contends that the court erred as a matter of law in admitting hearsay diary evidence and in applying a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  4. Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Boumediene v. BushSupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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3Cited by66 opinions

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  4. Almerfedi v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
  5. Uthman v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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