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Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Military Law : From 10/01/05 To 07/01/06

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Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Topic: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Military Law
Title: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Date: 06/29/06
Case Number: 05–184
Summary: In a challenge brought by a Guantanamo detainee, a judgment of a court of appeals reversing an earlier grant of habeas relief is reversed where the military commission convened to try petitioner lacks the power to proceed because its structure and procedures violate both the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Geneva Conventions.

Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Topic: Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Military Law
Title: Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic & Institutional Rights, Inc.
Date: 03/06/06
Case Number: 04–1152
Summary: Because Congress could require law schools to provide equal access to military recruiters without violating the schools' freedoms of speech or association, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Solomon Amendment likely violates the First Amendment.

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