Discuss how habeas corpus defines/limits our judicial process for enemy combatants

What will be an ideal response?


Congress passed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 [28 U.S.C. § 2241(e)], which contained a clause stating that federal courts had no jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus claims made by alien, enemy combatants detained at military installations. On review the Supreme Court held that enemy combatants detained at military installations had the constitutional right to bring habeas corpus petitions, and as a result section 2241(e) was an unconstitutional violation of the Suspension Clause [Art. I, § 9, cl. 2],

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of fraud and other charges brought against him. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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__________ bandits go into a village, take everything they can, and then leave

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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What type of crimes are crimes that require actual harm?

a. Actual b. Practical c. Statute d. Result

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