United States Senator Arlen Specter (PA-R)
Amicus Curiae
Pro Se Arlen Specter has served as a United States senator representing the State of Pennsylvania since 1980. He is the ranking Republican member on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He received his law degree from Yale University in 1956. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 24, 2007. The United Statesbegan sending alien detainees to Guantánamo over five years ago, aftercapturing them in the field and declaring them “enemy combatants.Approximately 415 detainees have been released to other countries whileadditional prisoners have since been interned at the…
