Detainee transfer advanced notice ruling [US DC] News
Detainee transfer advanced notice ruling [US DC]

Ruzatullah, et al. v. Robert Gates, Secretary, US Department of Defense, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 2, 2007 [ruling that detainees held by US forces abroad are entitled to 30 days advance notice of proposed transfers because the detainees' ongoing habeas claims may be eliminated by transfers]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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