No. 18-740October Term 2018Decided Jun 10, 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.
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- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 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.
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