Hamdi Vs Rumsfeld Summary
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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld: Detained Enemy Combatants
Michael Thompson
Liberty High School
AP Government 4A
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld was a very controversial case in the early 21st century. With terrorism being a striking topic at the time, the rights of alleged enemy combatants was argued in the Supreme Court in 2004. This case determined the rights of enemy combatants and assured the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment of Due Process is available to all U.S. citizens. In 2001, Yaser Hamdi, an American citizen born in Louisiana, was detained in Afghanistan for allegedly fighting against the United States as a member of the Taliban. He was claimed to have been trained by the Taliban and had other ties with Al Qaeda, and had spent previous time with other captives at Guantanamo Bay (Street …show more content…
St. Cyr, which questioned the district court?s jurisdiction under the general habeas corpus statute when dealing with illegal immigration and anti-terrorist groups. Zadvydas v. Davis, asking whether the Attorney General has the authority to arrest a removable alien after the removal period or not. Matthews vs Eldridge, dealing with an inevidentary hearing to a disabilities beneficiary being terminated violating the Due Process of the Fifth Amendment (Cornell Law, 2004).
The impact of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld has ensured protection of U.S. citizens to Due Process and the Fifth Amendment, clarified the rights of enemy combatants and stretched the concept of American liberty and freedom. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, at the time, was very controversial on how the rights of alleged terrorists would be determined and how the Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment of Due Process was guaranteed to all American citizens, even those who are enemy combatants. This case shaped and expanded the idea of civil liberty and freedom to all American
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld: Detained Enemy Combatants
Michael Thompson
Liberty High School
AP Government 4A
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld was a very controversial case in the early 21st century. With terrorism being a striking topic at the time, the rights of alleged enemy combatants was argued in the Supreme Court in 2004. This case determined the rights of enemy combatants and assured the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment of Due Process is available to all U.S. citizens. In 2001, Yaser Hamdi, an American citizen born in Louisiana, was detained in Afghanistan for allegedly fighting against the United States as a member of the Taliban. He was claimed to have been trained by the Taliban and had other ties with Al Qaeda, and had spent previous time with other captives at Guantanamo Bay (Street …show more content…
St. Cyr, which questioned the district court?s jurisdiction under the general habeas corpus statute when dealing with illegal immigration and anti-terrorist groups. Zadvydas v. Davis, asking whether the Attorney General has the authority to arrest a removable alien after the removal period or not. Matthews vs Eldridge, dealing with an inevidentary hearing to a disabilities beneficiary being terminated violating the Due Process of the Fifth Amendment (Cornell Law, 2004).
The impact of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld has ensured protection of U.S. citizens to Due Process and the Fifth Amendment, clarified the rights of enemy combatants and stretched the concept of American liberty and freedom. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, at the time, was very controversial on how the rights of alleged terrorists would be determined and how the Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment of Due Process was guaranteed to all American citizens, even those who are enemy combatants. This case shaped and expanded the idea of civil liberty and freedom to all American