Punch and Jurists

Abdah v. Obama, No. 05-5224 (D.C. Cir.) (630 F.3d 1047) (January 11, 2011) (Per Curiam) by Here, over the strong dissent of three judges, the Court declined the petition of some 30 detainees at Guantanamo Bay who asked for an en banc review of the Court's its controversial decision in …

Munaf v. Geren, No. 06-1666 (U.S. Supreme Court) (553 U.S. 674; 128 S.Ct. 2207) (June 12, 2008) (Justice (John G.) Roberts) by In a stunning rebuff to the Bush Administration’s claimed wartime authority, the Supreme Court held that two civilian United States citizens being held in American military custody were …