Padilla ex rel. Newman v. Bush, No. 02 Civ. 4445 (MBM) (S.D.N.Y.) (233 F.Supp.2d 564) (December 4, 2002) (Judge Michael B. Mukasey)
Here the Court held that while the President, “logically and legally,” has to right to designate and detain a U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant, the defendant also has the right to legal counsel to challenge the allegations against him in court.
The petitioner in this case, Jose Padilla, a ...
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