Alsawam v. Bush

Alsawam v. Bush (Civil Action No. 05-cv-1244)is a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of Guantanamo captive Tariq Mahmoud Alsawam.cite web
url=http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008mc00442/131990/134/0.pdf
title=Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 134 -- Civil Action No. 05-1244 (CKK) STATUS REPORT
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=Mary Manning Petras, Lara Quint
date=2008-07-18
accessdate=2008-08-18
quote= ]

Appeal under the Detainee Treatment Act

The Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 contained clauses closing off Guantanamo captives initiating new habeas corpus petitions.The Act replaced captives' ability to submit habeas petitions with a more limited avenue of appeal.Captives were entitled to initiate an appeal under

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that Guantanamo captives were no longer entitled to access the US civil justice system, so all outstanding habeas corpus petitions were closed.However, on June 12 2008, in Boumediene v. Bush, that Combatant Status Review Tribunals were inadequate, and the outstanding habeas petitions were put back in motion.

On March 14 2006 United States District Court Judge Alan Kay ruledthat a request from several dozen Guantanamo captives that the Bush Presidencybe sanctioned by contempt "is denied as not warranted.cite web
url=https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2005cv0723-36
title=Salim Muhood Adem v. George W. Bush
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=Alan Kay
date=March 14 2006
accessdate=2008-08-12
quote= ]

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