2/20/2004

This should be interesting: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if the government can hold Americans accused of being terrorists indefinitely and without due process. The appeal of Jose Padilla could be heard the same day in April as the case of another U.S.-born 'enemy combatant' suspect, Yaser Hamdi, who also is appealing his military detention. Padilla is accused of plotting to detonate a radioactive 'dirty bomb' in the United States. At issue is whether U.S. citizens arrested on American soil can be held incommunicado without charges... Let's see how much wiggle room Sandra Day O'Connor can carve out on this one...

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