Hedges v. Obama
Hedges v. Obama is a lawsuit filed January 13, 2012 against the Obama administration and members of the U.S. Congress by a group including former New York Times reporter and current Truthdig columnist Christopher Hedges, challenging the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA). The legislation permits the U.S. government to indefinitely detain people "who are part of or substantially support Al Qaeda, the Taliban or associated forces engaged in hostilities against the United States".
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Hedges v. Obama
Hedges v. Obama is a lawsuit filed January 13, 2012 against the Obama administration and members of the U.S. Congress by a group including former New York Times reporter and current Truthdig columnist Christopher Hedges, challenging the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA). The legislation permits the U.S. government to indefinitely detain people "who are part of or substantially support Al Qaeda, the Taliban or associated forces engaged in hostilities against the United States".
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37,031,166
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737,234,572
date decided
2013-07-17
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Barack Obama , Leon Panetta ,
Christopher Hedges, Daniel Ell ...... Hon. Brigitta Jonsdottir, M.P.
John McCain, John Boehner, Har ...... f the United States of America
Holding
None of the challengers had a ...... they were harmed by the NDAA.
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Amalya Lyle Kearse, Raymond Lohier and Lewis A. Kaplan
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Hedges v. Obama
prior actions
District Court granted plaint ...... wn § 1021 as unconstitutional.
subsequent actions
District Court holding vacated ...... anted by District Court lifted
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Hedges v. Obama is a lawsuit f ...... es against the United States".
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Hedges v. Obama
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