Al Odah v. U.S.

• Position: HABEAS CORPUS - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

ALIENS

JURISDICTION

Al Odah v. U.S., 321 F.3d 1134 (D.C.Cir. 2003). Aliens being detained by the United States government at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, brought actions contesting the legality and conditions of their confinement. The district court dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction and the detainees appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the privilege of...