Lawyer argues that Padilla should not be held without charges
A lawyer for a US citizen held as an enemy combatant argued Tuesday in front of a US appeals court that his client should not be held without charges. Jose Padilla , a Muslim convert,...
Lawyer argues that Padilla should not be held without charges
A lawyer for a US citizen held as an enemy combatant argued Tuesday in front of a US appeals court that his client should not be held without charges. Jose Padilla , a Muslim convert,...
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia will take up the case of Jose Padilla Tuesday, the latest in a series of twists and turns the litigation has taken. The proceeding comes after...
Supreme Court declines to hear "enemy combatant" status challenge
In a significant denial of certiorari Monday, the US Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge by accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla to his status as an enemy combatant after Padilla asked...
Padilla lawyers ask for Supreme Court review of indefinite detention
Lawyers for "dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla have asked the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of Padilla's indefinite military detention. The Supreme Court considered Padilla's case last year, but dismissed the case on jurisdictional...
American citizen captured in Iraq designated "enemy combatant"
US Department of Defense spokesmen have said that US forces in Iraq are holding a man with joint US and Jordanian citizenship who is said to be a senior operative for terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi. The...
Padilla v. Hanft, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Charleston Division, Judge Henry F. Floyd, February 28, 2005 [granting motion for a writ of habeas corpus. giving the Bush administration 45 days to either charge the...
A federal judge in South Carolina Monday granted a motion for a writ of habeas corpus for Jose Padilla , giving the Bush administration 45 days to either charge the terror suspect with a crime or...
Lawyers for suspected "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla have asked a South Carolina federal judge to hear their claim for a writ of habeas corpus or release Padilla, currently being held in the US Naval Weapons Station brig in Charleston....
Michael Froomkin, University of Miami School of Law:"You know you are in trouble when the House of Lords is more protective of civil rights than the US court system: Law lords back terror detainees:Detaining foreigners without trial under emergency anti-terror...