al-Marri v. Spagone
al-Marri v. Spagone, 555 U.S. 1220 (2009), was a legal case in which the United States Supreme Court had to decide whether individuals can be imprisoned indefinitely for suspected wrongdoing without being charged with a crime and tried before a jury. The case was dismissed as moot on March 6, 2009, by the application of the Acting Solicitor General to transfer petitioner from military custody to the custody of the Attorney General.
| al-Marri v. Spagone | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Decided March 6, 2009 | |
| Full case name | Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, Petitioner v. Daniel Spagone, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig |
| Docket no. | 08-368 |
| Citations | 555 U.S. 1220 (more) 129 S. Ct. 1545; 173 L. Ed. 2d 671; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1777; 77 U.S.L.W. 3502; 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 701 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Subsequent | Dismissed as moot |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether U.S. residents can be imprisoned indefinitely for suspected wrongdoing without being charged with a crime and tried before a jury. | |
| Court membership | |
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The Fourth Circuit had ruled that a United States resident cannot be held on suspicion of terrorist activities, but must be charged in a domestic court or released.
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