Rasul v. Bush.

• Position: Habeas corpus cases - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

ALIEN

Rasul v. Bush, 215 F.Supp.2d 55 (D.D.C. 2002). Aliens being detained by the U. S. government at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, and alleged violations of due process and the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). The district court dismissed the actions, holding that the cases could be considered only as petitions for writs of habeas corpus, and finding that aliens held...