Federal Judiciary

Quick appeal set on Bagram

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

A federal judge has put on hold and cleared the way for a swift appeal by the Obama Administration on whether more than 600 detainees being held by the U.S. military in Afghanistan have any legal rights in U.S. courts.  U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, in an 11-page ruling dated Monday, agreed not to put into effect now a ruling giving some detainees there a chance to challenge their continued confinement in his Court. He also gave permission for a prompt appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on June 02, 2009 (boomark / email).