Boumediene

Thuraissigiam and the Future of the Suspension Clause

Amanda L. Tyler Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 12:31 PM

The Supreme Court’s decision in Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam calls into question several aspects of the court’s earlier decision in Boumediene v. Bush and more generally signals a more limited vision of the Suspension Clause than Boumediene embraced.

detention

Assessing the ACLU Habeas Petition on Behalf of the Unnamed U.S. Citizen Held as an Enemy Combatant in Iraq

Robert Chesney Thu, Oct 5, 2017, 2:57 PM

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a John Doe habeas petition on behalf of the still-not-identified American citizen the U.S. military is holding as an enemy combatant in Iraq (for background, see here). The case is Doe v. Mattis, No. 17-cv-02069, and it was filed in federal district court in D.C. Here is my preliminary assessment.

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Boumediene

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Thuraissigiam and the Future of the Suspension Clause

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Assessing the ACLU Habeas Petition on Behalf of the Unnamed U.S. Citizen Held as an Enemy Combatant in Iraq

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