Habeas Corpus Lives
U.S. District Judge Michael B. Mukasey says Jose Padilla has a right to contest his designation as an "enemy combatant" with the help of an attorney. Mukasey rejected the Bush administration's bold assertion that the president has the unilateral authority to indefinitely confine anyone accused of links to terrorism, with no formal charges and no opportunity for judicial review. That's the good news. The bad news may be that Mukasey is asking only for "some evidence" that Padilla qualifies as an enemy combatant. That's better than nothing, but perhaps not much.
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?