Court: Enemy combatant can challenge designation
Jul 15, 3:21 PM (ET)
By LARRY O'DELL
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Bush administration has not given the only enemy combatant held on U.S. soil an adequate opportunity to challenge his detention, a closely divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
In a 5-4 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the administration has the authority to detain al-Marri if the allegations against him are true. However, the court said al-Marri must be allowed to challenge his accusers.
"At least the president's claim of unchecked, unreviewable detention power has been squarely rejected," said al-Marri's attorney, Jonathan Hafetz.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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