Legal Opinion
Al-Nashiri v. Obama
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 29, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2008-1207PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, Chief Judge
Guantanamo detainee Abd A1 Rahim Hussayn Muhammad A1 Nashiri submitted an amended petition 1 seeking a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the respondents’ attempts to try him by military commission would exceed the limits imposed by Congress and the Constitution on the military’s authority to act in lieu of courts of law because none of the crimes alleged against A1 Nashiri occurred in the context of a recognized war. A1 Nashiri moves for a preliminary injunction preventing the respondents from trying him by military commission…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Munaf v. GerenSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Schlesinger v. CouncilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Al Odah v. BushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-NashirCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- In Re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-NashirCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- In Re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-NashirCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016