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HAMDI, YASER E. ET AL. v. RUMSFELD, SEC. OF DEFENSE (43514)

    Order dated: 01/09/04
    Docket number: 03-6696
    Action:
        The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

Did the court of appeals erred in holding that the U.S. has established the legality of the military's detention of Yaser Esam Hamdi, a presumed American citizen who was captured in Afghanistan during the combat operations in late 2001, and was determined by the military to be an enemy combatant who should be detained in connection with the ongoing hostilities in Afghanistan?

An opinion has been handed down: