United States District Courts

The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters.

There are 94 federal judicial districts, including at least one district in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Three territories of the United States -- the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands -- have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. Website: www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html

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O.A. v. Trump, Civ. No. 18-2718 and S.M.S.R. v. Trump, Civ. No. 18-2838 (consolidated cases) 2 August 2019 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Access to procedures - Asylum policy - Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to seek asylum \| Countries: El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Mexico - Nicaragua - United States of America
YOLANY PADILLA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et al., Defendants. - ORDER ON MOTIONS RE: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION PART B: The Court MODIFIES the injunction to find that the statutory prohibition at Immigration and Nationality Act § 235(b)(1)(B)(ii) against releasing on bond persons found to have a credible fear of persecution if returned to their country and awaiting a determination of their asylum application violates the U.S. Constitution; the Bond Hearing Class is constitutionally entitled to a bond hearing (under the conditions enumerated above) pending resolution of their asylum applications. 2 July 2019 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Immigration Detention \| Countries: United States of America
YOLANY PADILLA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et al., Defendants. ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION With regard to the Bond Hearing Class, Defendant Executive Office for Immigration Review must, within 30 days of this Order: 1. Conduct bond hearings within seven days of a bond hearing request by a class member, and release any class member whose detention time exceeds that limit; 2. Place the burden of proof on Defendant Department of Homeland Security in those bond hearings to demonstrate why the class member should not be released on bond, parole, or other conditions; 3. Record the bond hearing and produce the recording or verbatim transcript of the hearing upon appeal; and 4. Produce a written decision with particularized determinations of individualized findings at the conclusion of the bond hearing 5 April 2019 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Immigration Detention \| Countries: United States of America
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant et al (plaintiffs) v. Donald J. Trump et al (Defendants) ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 19 December 2018 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Asylum policy - Illegal entry - Non-refoulement - Right to seek asylum \| Countries: United States of America
Al-Qurashi v. Obama 3 August 2010 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism \| Countries: United States of America - Yemen
Abdulrahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco v. Obama Petition for writ of habeas corpus. 22 June 2009 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: Syrian Arab Republic - United States of America
Gherebi v. Obama et al. 22 April 2009 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: United States of America
Fadi Al Maqaleh et al. v. Gates et al.; Haji Wazir Redha et al. v. Gates et al.; Amin Al Bakri et al. v. Gates et al.; Al Najar et al. v. Gates et al. Petitions for habeas corpus. 2 April 2009 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Jurisdiction - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: United Arab Emirates - United States of America
Omar Khadr v. Bush Motion to grant a writ of habeas corpus. 24 November 2008 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Juvenile justice system - Military courts - Pre-trial detention - Prison or detention conditions - War crimes \| Countries: Canada - United States of America
Boumediene, et al. v. Bush Petition for writ of habeas corpus. 20 November 2008 \| Judicial Body: United States District Courts \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Military law \| Countries: United States of America

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