Opinion on End-of-War Motion in Al Warafi

Wells Bennett
Thursday, July 30, 2015, 12:51 PM

The gist of Judge Royce Lamberth's opinion---which I have not yet read---is to deny the detainee's motion to grant his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. (As readers know, the motion was founded on the President's statements about the end of the United States' war in Afghanistan.)

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The gist of Judge Royce Lamberth's opinion---which I have not yet read---is to deny the detainee's motion to grant his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. (As readers know, the motion was founded on the President's statements about the end of the United States' war in Afghanistan.)


Wells C. Bennett was Managing Editor of Lawfare and a Fellow in National Security Law at the Brookings Institution. Before coming to Brookings, he was an Associate at Arnold & Porter LLP.

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