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Hamdan v Rumsfeld

548 U.S. 557 (2006)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2006
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

military commissions; President cannot establish commissions without Congressional authorization; Geneva Conventions apply

Area of Law

constitutional

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