Legal Opinion
Khan v. Obama
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 6, 2011No. 10-5306PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
Shawali Khan, a detainee at the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court found that Khan was “part of’ Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), an associated force of al Qaeda and the Taliban engaged in hostilities against the United States and its coalition partners. Khan’s primary contention on appeal is that the district court erred in concluding that intelligence reports offered by the government to prove his membership in an HIG…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Parhat, Huzaifa v. Gates, RobertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Adham Awad v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Obaydullah v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
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