Reply #6: right. they've been hiding behind the lower court, publicly crowing

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about all of the power Bush has as a result of the Hamid ruling on the authority inherent in the congressional Authorization to Use Military Force in the 'War on Terror'. This panel says they are a breath away from reversing their earlier ruling that allowed Bush to detain Padilla indefinitely without trial which would give Bush no recourse other than to return to the Supreme Court. He's afraid to because He's been interpreting their Hamid ruling more broadly than I think the Court intended, and they almost certainly expect the SC to call them on it.