HAMDAN V. RUMSFELD, 548 U.S. 557 (2006)

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[Date of Submission]HAMDAN V. RUMSFELD, 548 U.S. 557 (2006)

FACTS

The main parties in this case are Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who is the plaintiff in this case. The defendants are the United States government and included a number of government officials, but this case is known with the name of the then Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. The case was filed because Hamdan was accused of conspiracy after he was detained by the American military in Afghanistan after they invaded the same.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

When Hamdan was accused of committing terrorism in 2006, he filed a writ of ...