Course #334- Boumediene V. Bush: Guantanamo Or U.S. Court - MP3

Course 334 1 hour MCLE Credit Questions of the Case:   1. Should the Military Commissions Act of 2006 be interpreted to strip federal courts of jurisdiction over habeas petitions filed by foreign citizens detained at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? 2. If so, is the Military Commissions Act of 2006 a violation of the Suspension Clause of the Constitution? 3. Are the detainees at Guantanamo Bay entitled to the protection of the Fifth Amendment right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law and of the Geneva Conventions? 4.Can the detainees challenge the adequacy of judicial review provisions of the MCA before they have sought to invoke that review? Objectives: Analyze the decision and conclusion statements of the case. How were all of the questions above answered, and do you agree or disagree with those answers?