ABU ALI v. ASHCROFT

No. CIV.A. 04-1258JDB.

350 F.Supp.2d 28 (2004)

Omar ABU ALI, et al., Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Sklar, World Organization for Human Rights USA, Washington, DC, Counsel for petitioners.

Judry L. Subar, Ori Lev, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Counsel for respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

BATES, District Judge.

"The writ of habeas corpus commands general recognition as the essential remedy to safeguard a citizen against imprisonment by State or Nation in violation of his constitutional rights." United States v. Morgan, 346 U.S. 502, 506 n. 3, 74 S.Ct. 247, 98 L.Ed. 248 (1954) (quotation omitted). This case requires the Court to give substance to those words. Petitioner Ahmed...

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