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October Term 2003 · decided Jun 28, 2004

Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi As Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.

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  • Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi As Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al., OT 2003, June 28, 2004.
  • Citation: 542 U.S. 507.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Due Process.

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Decided 2004-06-28 (October Term 2003). Citation: 542 U.S. 507. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Due Process. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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