Legal Opinion

Hussein v. Obama

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 12, 2011No. Civil Action No. 05-2104(RBW)PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.

Currently before the Court is Abdul Qader Ahmed Hussein’s (ISN 690)1 petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he argues that he should be released from the United States detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba because his detention is not statutorily authorized under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (the “AUMF”), Pub.L. No. 107-40, § 2(a), 115 Stat. 224 (2001). Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Pet.”) 3. The government opposes the petitioner’s habeas petition on the grounds that, among other things, he “traveled to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hamdi v. RumsfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Boumediene v. BushSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich CollieriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Al-Bihani v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Abdul Al Qader Hussain v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  2. Hussain v. ObamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  3. Abdul Al Qader Hussain v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013

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