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DHIAB v. OBAMA

No. 14-5299.

787 F.3d 563 (2015)

Jihad DHIAB, Detainee, Guantanamo Bay Naval Station and Shaker Aamer, as Next Friend of Jihad Dhiab, Appellees, v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Appellants, Hearst Corporation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 29, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine H. Dorsey , U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Benjamin C. Mizer , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. , Acting U.S. Attorney, and Matthew M. Collette , Attorney.

David A. Schulz argued the cause for appellees Hearst Corporation, Inc., et al. With him on the brief was Matthew L. Schafer .

Jon B. Eisenberg argued the cause for appellee Dhiab. With him on the brief were Lisa R. Jaskol , Cori Crider , Alka Pradhan , and Eric L. Lewis .

Ryan M. Keats was on the brief for amici curiae Constitutional Law Professors in support of appellees.

Rachel Levinson-Waldman was on the brief for amici curiae Brennan Center for Justice and Electronic Frontier Foundation in support of intervenors-appellees.

Hina Shamsi and Arthur B. Spitzer were on the brief for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in support of intervenors-appellees.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

Abu Wa'el (Jihad) Dhiab was a detainee at the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba until December 2014. During the course of his habeas corpus proceedings in the district court, Dhiab went on a hunger strike. Subsequently, he filed a motion asking the court to enjoin the government from forcibly extracting him from his cell and...

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