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Supreme Court finds jurisdiction over citizens detained abroad by US military

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] ruled Thursday in the consolidated cases of Munaf v. Geren and Geren v. Omar [Duke Law backgrounder; JURIST report] that federal courts have jurisdiction over habeas corpus petitions filed by American citizens detained abroad by US military personnel, even if the military is operating under a multinational force. Although the

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on June 12, 2008 (boomark / email).

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