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No. 18-740October Term 2018Decided Jun 10, 2019

Docket 18-740October Term 2018 (2018–2019)

Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi, Petitioner v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 10, 2019
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 10, 2019
What it's about

from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Question presented

1. Whether the government’s statutory authority to detain Mr. al-Alwi has unraveled. 2. Alternatively, whether the government’s statutory authority to detain Mr. al-Alwi has expired because the conflict in which he was captured has ended. 3. Whether the Authorization for Use of Military Force authorizes, and the Constitution permits, detention of an individual who was not “engaged in an armed conflict against the United States” in Afghanistan prior to his capture.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit / Decision released Jun 10, 2019

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided June 10, 2019

The Court released its decision on June 10, 2019 without hearing oral argument.