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Padilla v. Hanft, No. 05-6396 (4th Cir.) (423 F.3d 386) (September 9, 2005) (Judge J. Michael Luttig)

In a major victory for the Bush Administration, the Fourth Circuit has upheld the authority of the President to detain without charges a suspected terrorist, even when that suspect is an American citizen who has been arrested on U.S. soil.

This case has a long and complex legal history. On ...

 

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