Presidential detention powers ruling [DC Circuit] News
Presidential detention powers ruling [DC Circuit]

Al-Bihani v. Obama, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 5, 2010 [holding that the president has broad authority to detain suspected terrorists, and finding that the detention of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Ghaleb Nassar Al-Bihani is authorized under domestic law].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Ghaleb Nassar Al-Bihani.

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