![]() ![]() citizens who are detained here at O'Hare Airport and suspected of conspiring to violate U.S. under circumstances such as those in the Padilla case: Would Congress truly have intended to supersede the ordinary civil justice system for U.S. To the extent actual legislative intent matters, I find it very difficult to believe that Congress actually "intended," through the AUMF, to authorize the indefinite detention of American citizens captured in the U.S. (Thanks to Howard Bashman for the link.) A full account from Lyle Denniston can be found here. ![]() Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (per Judge Luttig, joined by two Clinton appointees, Judges Michael and Traxler) today upheld the detention of Jose Padilla as having been authorized by Congress's September 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF). University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog Rothman's Roadmap to the Right of Publicity Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press International Economic Law and Policy Blog The Anti-Torture Memos (arranged by topic) ![]() The Anti-Torture Memos: Balkinization Posts on Torture, Interrogation, Detention, War Powers, and OLC Sabeel Rahmansabeel.rahman at Ĭompendium of posts on Hobby Lobby and related cases
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