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Al-Marri V. Spagone
''al-Marri v. Spagone'', 555 U.S. 1220 (2009), was a legal case in which the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court had to decide whether individuals can be Indefinite imprisonment, imprisoned indefinitely for suspected wrongdoing without being charged with a crime and tried before a jury. The case was dismissed as Mootness, moot on March 6, 2009, by the application of the Acting Solicitor General to transfer petitioner from military custody to the custody of the U.S. Attorney General, Attorney General. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Fourth Circuit had ruled that a United States resident cannot be held on suspicion of terrorist activities, but must be charged in a domestic court or released. Background The federal government arrested Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri on December 12, 2001, and indicted him on charges two years later on apparently unrelated charges of credit card fraud and assorted crimes of dishonesty. On June 23, 2003, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of The United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point of federal law. It also has original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party." The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction. The court may decide cases having political overtones, but has ruled that it does not have power to decide non-justiciable political questions. Established by Article Three of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
