Al-Joudi v. Bush, No. Civ. No. 05-301 (GK) (D.D.C.) (406 F.Supp.2d 13) (October 26, 2005) (Judge Gladys Kessler)
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published in Punch and Jurists
October 10, 2005
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This is another of a large series of cases in the American courts involving the alleged “enemy combatants” who are being held at various secret or secretive military prisons throughout the world. The instant case arose out of an emergency hearing requested by the lawyers representing four Saudi nationals …
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