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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (view source)
Revision as of 02:58, September 30, 2007
, 02:58, September 30, 2007italics
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld is a 2004 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision concerning the authority of the President to detain enemy combatants.
''Hamdi v. Rumsfeld'' is a 2004 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision concerning the authority of the President to detain enemy combatants.
The petitioner, Hamdi, was considered to be an American citizen based on his birth in [[Louisiana]]. He was caught in [[Afghanistan]], supposedly fighting with the [[Taliban]]. He was held in a naval Brig in Charleston, [[South Carolina]], but later the Supreme Court ruled that he should have had [[due process]] of Law.
The petitioner, Hamdi, was considered to be an American citizen based on his birth in [[Louisiana]]. He was caught in [[Afghanistan]], supposedly fighting with the [[Taliban]]. He was held in a naval Brig in Charleston, [[South Carolina]], but later the Supreme Court ruled that he should have had [[due process]] of Law.
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]