Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
E582776
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld is a 2004 U.S. Supreme Court case that held American citizens designated as enemy combatants have the right to challenge their detention before a neutral decision-maker.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | April 28, 2004 ⓘ |
| citation | 542 U.S. 507 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
David H. Souter
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concurrenceInJudgmentBy |
David H. Souter
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article II of the United States Constitution
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Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | June 28, 2004 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | No. 03-6696 ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Donald H. Rumsfeld
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Yaser Esam Hamdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartyRole |
Donald H. Rumsfeld – respondent
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Yaser Esam Hamdi – petitioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
A U.S. citizen designated as an enemy combatant must be given a meaningful opportunity to contest the factual basis for that detention before a neutral decision-maker.
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Separation of powers does not bar judicial review of the detention of a U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant. ⓘ The Authorization for Use of Military Force authorizes the detention of U.S. citizens captured in Afghanistan as enemy combatants, subject to due process limits. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
detention of U.S. citizens as enemy combatants
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due process rights of enemy combatants ⓘ interpretation of the Authorization for Use of Military Force ⓘ scope of executive war powers ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 507 ⓘ |
| pluralityJoinedBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pluralityOpinionBy | Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | judicial review of enemy combatant detentions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
War on Terror
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detention at Guantánamo Bay and other military facilities ⓘ |
| resultForHamdi | remanded for further proceedings consistent with due process requirements ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. Supreme Court case recognizing due process rights of U.S. citizens detained as enemy combatants to challenge their detention before a neutral decision-maker. ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil liberties in wartime
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executive power ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 542 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | plurality decision ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2004 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Boumediene v. Bush
subject surface form:
Ex parte Quirin