Aliens Detained at Guantanamo Bay Have a Constitutional Right to File Habeas Corpus Petitions in Federal Court: Boumediene v. Bush

Authors

James Thornburg

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court held that aliens captured abroad and detained at Guantanamo Bay have a constitutional right to file habeas corpus petitions in federal court and that the Military Commissions Act, an attempt by Congress to strip courts of jurisdiction to hear such cases, was a violation of the Suspension Clause.

Boumediene v. Bush, 128 S. Ct. 2229 (2008).

First Page

179

Recommended Citation

James Thornburg, Aliens Detained at Guantanamo Bay Have a Constitutional Right to File Habeas Corpus Petitions in Federal Court: Boumediene v. Bush, 47 Duq. L. Rev. 179 (2009).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol47/iss1/8