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Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, No. 03-485 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 692; 124 S.Ct. 2739) (June 29, 2004) (Justice Souter)

Loaded on March 30, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists June 07, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Alien Tort Statute.

This case is an outgrowth of the long battle by Dr. Humberto Alvarez-Machain (Alvarez) to achieve justice for his kidnapping from Mexico by the DEA in 1990. The details of that battle are more fully recounted in U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655 (1992) (“Alvarez I”). In 1985, an agent ...

 

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  3. Beard v. Banks, No. 02-1603 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 406; 124 S.Ct. 2504) (June 24, 2004) (Justice Thomas)
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  5. U.S. v. Patane, No. 02-1183 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 630; 124 S.Ct. 2620) (June 28, 2004) (Justice Thomas)
  6. U.S. v. Smith, No. 03-CR-92 (E.D.Wisc.) (311 F.Supp.2d 801) (March 30, 2004) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)
  7. Rumsfeld v. Padilla, No. 03-1027 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 426; 124 S.Ct. 2711) (June 28, 2004) (Justice Rehnquist)
  8. Rasul v. Bush, No. 03-334 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 466; 124 S.Ct. 2686) (June 28, 2004) (Justice Stevens)
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  10. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 03-6696 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 507; 124 S.Ct. 2633) (June 28, 2004) (Justice O'Connor)
  11. U.S. v. Estate of Parsons, No. 01-50464 (5th Cir.) (367 F.3d 409) (April 16, 2004) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)
  12. Gonzalez v. Secretary for Dep't of Corrections, No. 02-12054 (11th Cir.) (366 F.3d 1253) (April 26, 2004) (Judge Edward E. Carnes)
  13. Blakely v. Washington, No. 02-1632 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 296; 124 S.Ct. 2531) (June 24, 2004) (Justice Scalia)
  14. Tennard v. Dretke, No. 02-10038 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 274; 124 S.Ct. 2562) (June 24, 2004) (Justice O'Connor)
  15. Ashcroft v. A.C.L.U., No. 00-1293 (U.S. Supreme Court) (535 U.S. 564; 122 S.Ct. 1700) (May 13, 2002) (Justice Thomas)

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