Guantanamo Detainees have no Habeas Corpus Rights - law34-cases

1. Here are the Facts of the case you need to locate:

An appeals court says habeas corpus doesn't apply to Guantanamo prisoners -- a decision that favors Bush administration tactics in the war on terrorism. 

2. This is a 2007 U.S. Court of Appeals - For the District of Columbia - Argued September 8, 2005, and decided February 20, 2007. hint: name of the case: ___ vs. George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al.

3. Give the complete case citation - i.e. Name of parties, volume number, name of case reporter, page number (date case decided) - this case will just have a no. like xx-xxxx, consolidated with xx-xxxx case. (No. 04cvxxxxx)

4. State the name of the party who won the case - i.e. the actual name - not "plaintiff"

5. Give the Court rule (in your own words) - use the "key legal words" used by the court in deciding the case - or the key "case precedent" - if it used an earlier case in deciding this case

6. Give the reasoning or rationale of the court used in resolving the case (in your own words)

7. Summarize the dissenting opinion of Judge Judith Rogers - state her reasons of dissent in this cae.

now post your work under "assignments"

Good luck. Profj. J.