Abdullah Notes An Appeal
His long-pending motion for a preliminary injunction having been denied in May, Yemeni detainee Hani Abdullah now has noted his appeal to the D.C. Circuit.
His long-pending motion for a preliminary injunction having been denied in May, Yemeni detainee Hani Abdullah now has noted his appeal to the D.C. Circuit. You can find background on Abdullah's habeas case here; in short, the detainee had argued that his detention violated (among other things) a U.S.-Yemen executive agreement, which obligates both parties to treat each others' nationals in accordance with international law.
Wells C. Bennett was Managing Editor of Lawfare and a Fellow in National Security Law at the Brookings Institution. Before coming to Brookings, he was an Associate at Arnold & Porter LLP.
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