[P]laintiffs in this case hail from across the nation, and as noted above, they represent the interests of similarly situated individuals not party to this case. Moreover, although the Fourth Circuit also noted that individual circuits should generally refrain from issuing nationwide injunctions to allow other courts to reach separate conclusions about the constitutionality of the same statute, the stakes in this case differ.

Since 2001, anti-terrorism laws and military detentions in the US have been the subject of much controversy and litigation. Last month federal prosecutors asked Forrest to lift the injunction [JURIST report] she placed earlier in May. Forrest agreed with a group of reporters who claimed that the law was vague and violated their First Amendment [text] rights to freedom of speech and Fifth Amendment [text] due process rights.