Sharifullah v. George W. Bush

Sharifullah v. George W. Bush(Civil Action No. 08-cv-1222)is a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of Guantanamo captive Sharifullah.cite web
url=https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2008cv1222-8
title=Order
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=Emmet G. Sullivan
date=2008-07-31
accessdate=2008-10-02
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=https%3A%2F%2Fecf.dcd.uscourts.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fshow_public_doc%3F2008cv1222-8&date=2008-10-02 mirror] ]

Military Commissions Act

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 stayed.cite news
url=http://natseclaw.typepad.com/natseclaw/files/Hamdan.28j.letter.pdf
title=NOTICE OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT OF 2006
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=Peter D. Keisler, Douglas N. Letter
date=2006-10-16
accessdate=2008-09-30
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatseclaw.typepad.com%2Fnatseclaw%2Ffiles%2FHamdan.28j.letter.pdf&date=2008-09-30 mirror] ]

Boumediene v. Bush

On June 12 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Boumediene v. Bush, that the Military Commissions Act could not remove the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US Federal Court system. And all previous Guantanamo captives' habeas petitions were eligible to be re-instated.

Sharifullah v. George W. Bush is being heard before US District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan.

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