Archive for the 'Foreign Detainees' Category
Thoughts on Boumediene Oral Arguments
0 Comments Published by Kedar December 5th, 2007 in Court Procedure, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Foreign Detainees, Guantanamo Bay, David Souter, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court, Foreign Policy, John Paul Stevens, Constitutional LawOral Arguments took place this morning in Boumediene v. Bush and its sister case, Al-Odah v. US. Because of the heightened interest in the case, the Supreme Court opted to expedite the delivery of the audio recording and it was broadcast on C-Span by 11:50EST, less than an hour after the arguments concluded.
The arguments went […]
Supreme Court To Release Gitmo Oral Arguments Audio Early
0 Comments Published by Kedar November 27th, 2007 in Guantanamo Bay, Civil Liberties, Foreign Detainees, Court Procedure, Supreme Court, Current EventsThe Supreme Court today released a press release announcing that they will be providing the audio recording of oral arguments in Boumediene and Al-Odah as early as possible.
Its nice to see that the Court is embracing the internet and recognizing the advantage that speedily released arguments provide. The transcript will appear online at its normal […]
Al-Odah and Boumediene Petitioner’s Brief Analysis
0 Comments Published by Kedar August 25th, 2007 in Foreign Detainees, Guantanamo Bay, Politics, Supreme Court, Upcoming Arguments, Anthony Kennedy, Constitutional LawThe Petitioner’s Briefs have been submitted in Al-Odah v. US and Boumediene v. Bush, the two high-profile detainee cases that the court has accepted for review. Thanks to SCOTUSblog, everyone can access the Al-Odah briefs here (Al-Odah) and here (El-Banna) and the Boumediene brief here. I’ll use Al-Odah for the majority of my analysis but […]
What Can Dems Do About A Conservative SCOTUS?
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 29th, 2007 in Republicans, Equal Rights, Democrats, Free Speech, Foreign Detainees, Court Procedure, Clarence Thomas, Abortion, Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Affirmative Action, Justices and JudgesThe Washington Post had a article recently about the way in which more and more American’s are viewing the court as too conservative. 33% of Americans feel that the Court is too conservative and only 47% believe that the court is balanced. 55% of Americans agree with the court’s ruling in Carhart but 70% disagree […]
