United States, et al.
Respondents
Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress authorized the president to use military force against any nations, persons, or organizations involved. As a result of subsequent military actions, the United States began detaining enemy combatants and others suspected of terrorist activities at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Following challenges to the detentions, Congress passed the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (DTA) and the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA), which created tribunals to review detainees’ cases and limited their access to Federal courts. Lakhdar Boumediene and a group…
