Tag: al-Kidd
By Jeralyn, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 07:15:13 PM EST
Tags: material witness statute, al-Kidd (all tags)
Posted on Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 07:15:13 PM EST
Tags: material witness statute, al-Kidd (all tags)
This is really a big deal. A three judge panel in the 9th Circuit has ruled Abdullah al-Kidd, an American who converted to Islam during college, was illegally detained by the Bush Administration under the material witness statute, and can seek damages personally from former Attorney General John Ashcroft. The opinion is here (pdf).
“We find this to be repugnant to the Constitution, and a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history,” said the opinion, written by Judge Milan D. Smith Jr.
al-Kidd was represented by the ACLU, which has released this statement: [More...]
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