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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the United States federal government. Website: www.supremecourtus.gov/
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David Jennings, et al. v. Alejandro Rodriguez et al.

27 February 2018 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Immigration Detention | Countries: United States of America

Holder, Attorney General, et al. v. Humanitarian Law Project et al.

Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

21 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Constitutional law - Freedom of assembly and association - Freedom of expression - Kurd - Tamil - Terrorism | Countries: United States of America

Samantar v. Yousuf et Al.

1 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Extrajudicial executions - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immunity | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

Noriega v. Pastrana

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

25 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Extradition - Habeas corpus - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Military courts - Prisoners of war | Countries: Panama - United States of America

Kucana v. Holder, Attorney General

On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

20 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Albania - United States of America

Republic of Iraq v. Beaty et al.

Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

8 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immunity - International armed conflict - Jurisdiction - Terrorism | Countries: Iraq - United States of America

Ashcroft, Former Attorney General v. Iqbal

On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

18 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Religious discrimination - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America

Nken v. Holder, Attorney General

On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

22 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Cameroon - United States of America

Negusie v. Holder, Attorney General

On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Negusie v. Gonzales, Attorney General, 15 May 2007.

3 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Agents of persecution - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

Munaf v. Geren

Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. Argued March 25, 2008—Decided June 12, 2008.

12 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Habeas corpus | Countries: United States of America

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