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FBaggins

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4. Nothing new there

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:25 AM

Aug 2020

Even three republican appointees can apply existing precedent:

“The Supreme Court has long held that non-resident aliens who have insufficient contacts with the United States are not entitled to Fifth Amendment protections

Worth noting that this is 5A due process... not due process in general. SCOTUS recognized 14A due process in such cases and a panel of the DC circuit can’t do anything about that.

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Appeals court rules due process rights don't apply to Guantanamo detainees [View all] sl8 Aug 2020 OP

thats the entire purpose of Guantanamo Bay beachbumbob Aug 2020 #1

+1 Baitball Blogger Aug 2020 #5

Oh for fucks sake, not this bullshit again. Volaris Aug 2020 #2

Some of the people detained at Guantanamo have been there 18 years Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #3

There were tribunals FBaggins Aug 2020 #6

Nothing new there FBaggins Aug 2020 #4