A federal judge’s ruling that struck
down a controversial U.S. military-detention law as
unconstitutional was overturned by an appeals court in New York
because the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to challenge it.
A group including former New York Times reporter Christopher Hedges sued President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in January, claiming the law may subject them to detention for acts protected by the U.S. Constitution, including writing and advocacy.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in September struck down parts of the law which allow for the U.S. to detain people providing support to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, on the grounds that it violates the First and Fifth amendments. The government appealed, arguing that her injunction blocking enforcement of those provisions, known as Section 1021, posed a threat to national security.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/ruling-that-struck-down-military-detention-power-rejected.html
A group including former New York Times reporter Christopher Hedges sued President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in January, claiming the law may subject them to detention for acts protected by the U.S. Constitution, including writing and advocacy.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in September struck down parts of the law which allow for the U.S. to detain people providing support to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, on the grounds that it violates the First and Fifth amendments. The government appealed, arguing that her injunction blocking enforcement of those provisions, known as Section 1021, posed a threat to national security.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/ruling-that-struck-down-military-detention-power-rejected.html
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