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Appeals Court Oks Indefinite Detention Without Trial

HeadlineSep 14, 2005

In legal news, a federal appeals court has ruled that the government can indefinitely detain the Brooklyn-born Jose Padilla who was accused of plotting to set off a dirty bomb inside the United States. Padilla, who is a US citizen, has been held for over three years in solitary conferment on a Navy brig. No charges have ever been filed against him and he has never appeared before a judge. The ruling overturns an earlier decision that “indefinite detention without trial” is unconstitutional.

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