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Court Cases : Jose Padilla
Appeal of Detained Terrorism Suspect to Be Heard Added: 19-Jul-2005 | Hits: 447 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
[Washington Post] For more than three years, Jose Padilla, an alleged al Qaeda operative, has been held without trial, much of the time without access to a lawyer. Rate It!
Battlefield Chicago? In the Padilla case, a federal court says no Added: 27-Apr-2005 | Hits: 302 Rating: 9.50 Votes: 2
Sometimes a single word is remarkably telling. In the federal appeals court ruling that denied the Bush administration the power to unilaterally detain U.S. citizen Jose Padilla indefinitely as an enemy combatant, that word is "captured." Rate It!
Citizen Padilla: Dangerous Precedents Added: 19-Apr-2005 | Hits: 316 Rating: 8.67 Votes: 3
Jose Padilla, a.k.a. Abdullah al-Muhajir, supposedly plotted to build and detonate a radiological "dirty bomb." He is a U.S. citizen. Yet he's being detained by the military -- indefinitely, without seeing an attorney, even though he hasn't been charged with any crime. Rate It!
Court of Appeals Opinion in the Jose Padilla Case Is Not Anti-Government Added: 25-Aug-2005 | Hits: 161 Rating: 6.50 Votes: 2
[FindLaw] FindLaw's Ed Lazarus says the Padilla decision leaves the liberty-versus-security tradeoff to Congress, and thus to the citizenry. Rate It!
Court Refuses Administration Bid to Shift Terror Suspect Added: 9-Jan-2006 | Hits: 64 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
[New York Times] A federal appeals court delivered a sharp rebuke to the Bush administration, refusing to allow the transfer of Jose Padilla from military custody to civilian law enforcement authorities to face terrorism charges. Rate It!
Court upholds Padilla detention (News Article) Added: 12-Sep-2005 | Hits: 238 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
[Wash Times] A federal appeals court panel yesterday ruled that the president has the authority to indefinitely detain a U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant. Rate It!
Court: President cannot detain U.S. citizen as enemy combatant Added: 27-Apr-2005 | Hits: 235 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
In a setback to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the president does not have the power to detain an American citizen seized on U.S. soil as an enemy combatant. Rate It!
Donald Rumsfeld v. Jose Padilla Added: 26-Apr-2005 | Hits: 202 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
Opinion, June 28, 2004 (United States Supreme Court - Case No. 03-1027) Rate It!
Hooray, I've Been Indicted Added: 28-Nov-2005 | Hits: 99 Rating: 8.00 Votes: 1
[Time.com] Padilla, a U.S. citizen who has been held as an "enemy combatant" by the military since mid-2002, will be transferred from a Navy brig to a federal prison and, more important, will get a trial date. Rate It!
Jose Padilla v. Donald Rumsfeld Added: 26-Apr-2005 | Hits: 156 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
Jose Padilla is one of two U.S. citizens named by the administration as an enemy combatant, a classification created by the administration whereby it can detain indefinitely and without charge any person, even U.S. citizens seized outside a zone of active combat. Rate It!
Jose Padilla, US Citizen and Enemy Combatant Added: 26-Apr-2005 | Hits: 167 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
Although he is a U.S. citizen, Jose Padilla was designated an "enemy combatant" and sent to a military prison where he remains today. No criminal charges were filed. No trial has been held. Rate It!
Justices Let U.S. Transfer Padilla to Civilian Custody Added: 5-Jan-2006 | Hits: 52 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
[NY Times] The Supreme Court late Wednesday granted the Bush administration's request to transfer the terrorism suspect Jose Padilla from military to civilian custody, ending an odd two-week standoff. Rate It!
Padilla's appellate brief Added: 27-Apr-2005 | Hits: 134 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
[PDF] 81 pages. Rate It!
Padilla's indefinite detention puts your rights at risk Added: 28-Apr-2005 | Hits: 147 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
Despite the clear language of the Constitution that prohibits detention without trial, the Bush administration insists that it can indefinitely hold Padilla — or anyone else it chooses — as an "enemy combatant" without trial or even formal charges. Rate It!
Padilla's lawyers, Justice Dept. ask Supreme Court to hear appeal Added: 3-Jan-2006 | Hits: 28 Rating: 0 Votes: 0
[C.S. Monitor] Case could determine 'unchecked' presidential powers at time of war. Rate It!

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