Johnson V. Eisentrager
''Johnson v. Eisentrager'', 339 U.S. 763 (1950), was a major decision of the US Supreme Court, where it decided that List of courts of the United States, US courts had no jurisdiction over German war criminals held in a US-administered prison in Germany. The prisoners had at no time been on American sovereignty, sovereign Territory (geographic region), territory. This decision was weakened by the Court's ruling in ''Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court'' (1973), when the court found that the key to jurisdiction was whether the Court could process service to the custodians. ''Braden'' was relied on by the Court in ''Rasul v. Bush'' (2004), in which it held that it did have jurisdiction over the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp because it could reach their custodians, the policymakers and leaders of the Presidency of George W. Bush, Bush administration, who were responsible for their detention. Facts On May 8, 1945, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, German High Comma ...
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Louis A
Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ...