Esmail v. Obama - Appellant's Public Brief Released
Published by The Lawfare Institute
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1. Whether the district court committed reversible error in relying on petitioner-appellant's inculpatory statements, in view of evidence that these statements were the product of coercive abuse.
2. Whether the district court committed reversible error in concluding that petitioner-appellant was "part of Al Qaeda," in view of evidence that petitioner-appellant did not knowingly associate with Al Qaeda or take orders from Al Qaeda and did not fight with Al Qaeda or against the United States.