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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld , 542 U.S. 507 (2004), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court recognized the power of the U.S. government to detain enemy combatants , including U.S. citizens, but ruled that detainees who are U.S. citizens must have the rights of due process , and the ability to challenge their enemy combatant status before ...
- Souter, joined by Ginsburg
- O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer
- Scalia, joined by Stevens
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507 (2004) Granted: January 9, 2004. Argued: April 28, 2004. Decided: June 28, 2004. Annotation. Primary Holding. U.S. citizens may be designated as enemy combatants, but due process rights still apply to any U.S. citizens in detention.
Apr 28, 2004 · Facts of the case. In the fall of 2001, Yaser Hamdi, an American citizen, was detained by the United States military in Afghanistan. He was accused of fighting for the Taliban against the U.S., declared an "enemy combatant," and was held in Guantanamo Bay. Upon learning he was an American citizen, he was transferred to a military prison in ...
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Brief Fact Summary. A court of appeals determined that Hamdi (Petitioner) a US citizen designated an “enemy combatant” could be indefinitely confined and had no right to challenge his designation in federal court. Synopsis of Rule of Law. The Constitution grants citizens held in the United States as an enemy combatant.
Jun 28, 2004 · This case arises out of the detention of a man whom the Government alleges took up arms with the Taliban during this conflict. His name is Yaser Esam Hamdi. Born an American citizen in Louisiana in 1980, Hamdi moved with his family to Saudi Arabia as a child. By 2001, the parties agree, he resided in Afghanistan.
Mar 21, 2017 · Case Summary of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld: Hamdi, a U.S. citizen, was captured in Afghanistan while presumably fighting for the Taliban. The U.S. Government detained him as an “enemy combatant.” Hamdi was indefinitely detained in the U.S. without charges and without access to legal counsel.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507, is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that even people detained as enemy combatants have the constitutional right to challenge their detention before a neutral decision maker.
