Johnson v. Eisentrager, No. 306 (U.S. Supreme Court) (339 U.S. 763; 70 S.Ct. 936) (June 5, 2050) (Justice Jackson)
This is the Supreme Court's seminal case on the applicability of constitutional protections to non-resident enemy aliens, holding that U.S. Courts have no jurisdiction to entertain habeas petitions brought by aliens held outside the sovereign territory of the United States. That ruling, however, was later limited by subsequent rulings, including ...
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