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ASHCROFT v. IQBAL

No. 07-1015.

129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009)

556 U.S. 662

173 L.Ed.2d 868

John D. ASHCROFT, Former Attorney General, et al., Petitioners, v. Javaid IQBAL et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Alexander A. Reinert, for Respondents.

Lauren J. Resnick, Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr., Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY, Thomas D. Warren Karl Fanter, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Cleveland, OH, for Michael Rolince.

Leslie R. Caldwell, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY, Brett M. Schuman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Kenneth Maxwell.

Michael L. Martinez, David E. Bell, Matthew F. Scarlato, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent Dennis Hasty.

David J. Ball, Rima J. Oken, Jennifer Brace, Etai Lahav, Well, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York, Alexander A. Reinert, Joan M. Magoolaghan, Elizabeth L. Koob, Koob & Magoolaghan, Yonkers, New York, for Respondent Javaid Iqbal.

Gregory G. Garre, Acting Solicitor General, Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Jonathan F. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Barbara L. Herwig, Robert M. Loeb, Sarang Vijay Damle, Washington, D.C., for Petitioners.

Javaid Iqbal (hereinafter respondent) is a citizen of Pakistan and a Muslim. In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks he was arrested in the United States on criminal charges and detained by federal officials. Respondent claims he was deprived of various constitutional protections...

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