On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert G. Doumar, Senior District Judge, Brief Submitted on Behalf of the Center for Constitutional Rights, 140 Law Professors and 19 Interested Organizations as Amici Curiae Supporting Yaser Esam Hamdi’s Request for Affirmance
- "Amici curiae consist of a group of 140 law professors and numerous interested individuals and public interest organizations united in urging this court to reject the government’s position that “with no meaningful judicial review, any American citizen alleged to be an enemy combatant could be detained indefinitely without charges or counsel on the government’s say-so.” Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 296 F.3d 278, 293 (4th Cir. July 12, 2002). We urge this court to declare, now and for future generations, that American citizens have a right not to be detained indefinitely without due process, and that substantive judicial review is indispensable to the Constitution’s guarantee of these rights."