http://www.metafilter.com/34042/Enemy-combatants/ Comments on MetaFilter post Enemy combatants Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:38:54 -0800 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:38:54 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/34042/Enemy-combatants What they mean for the <a href=http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005283>president</a>, the <a href=http://slate.msn.com/id/2103112/>war effort</a>, and <a href=http://www.alternet.org/rights/19097/>civil</a> <a href=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-turley29jun29,1,7504801.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions>rights</a>. post:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.34042 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:19:21 -0800 homunculus CivilRights EnemyCombatants SupremeCourt EnemyCombatant http://www.metafilter.com/34042/Enemy-combatants#694648 In another <a href=http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/29june20041115/www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/03pdf/03-339.pdf>decision</a>, <a href=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001968685_kidnap30.html>the court affirmed</a> the 215-year old <a href=http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/alientort.html>Alien Tort Claims Act</a> for the first time (though it decided against the plaintif in that case.) The law may now be used by inmates of <a href=http://writ.news.findlaw.com/sebok/20040517.html>Abu Ghraib</a>. comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.34042-694648 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:38:54 -0800 homunculus http://www.metafilter.com/34042/Enemy-combatants#694746 <a href=http://balkin.blogspot.com/>"Putting together Justice Thomas' opinion in Hamdi with his vote in ACLU v. Ashcroft, we may infer that the President can throw any citizen in a military prison indefinitely, but that the citizen has the right to view pornography while there."</a> comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.34042-694746 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:24:39 -0800 homunculus http://www.metafilter.com/34042/Enemy-combatants#696339 <a href=http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/9871188p-10793482c.html>Election-year term is cautious one for court</a> comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.34042-696339 Sat, 03 Jul 2004 12:18:34 -0800 homunculus