opinion in Rasul v. Bush
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The opinion in Rasul v. Bush is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision authored by Justice John Paul Stevens that held federal courts have jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus petitions from foreign nationals detained at Guantánamo Bay.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rasul v. Bush | 3 |
| U.S. Supreme Court case Rasul v. Bush | 1 |
| opinion in Rasul v. Bush canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: opinion in Rasul v. Bush Context triple: [John Paul Stevens, notableWork, opinion in Rasul v. Bush]
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opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
The opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice John Paul Stevens, that limited presidential wartime authority by ruling that the military commissions set up to try Guantánamo detainees violated U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions.
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opinion in Ginzburg v. United States
The opinion in Ginzburg v. United States is a U.S. Supreme Court decision authored by Justice Potter Stewart that addressed the standards for determining obscenity in mailed publications.
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INS v. Chadha
INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.
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Hamdi
Hamdi is a common given name and nickname in Arabic-speaking cultures, often used as a familiar or affectionate form of longer names such as Ahmed.
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Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether plaintiffs had standing to challenge the constitutionality of government surveillance conducted under the FISA Amendments Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: opinion in Rasul v. Bush Target entity description: The opinion in Rasul v. Bush is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision authored by Justice John Paul Stevens that held federal courts have jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus petitions from foreign nationals detained at Guantánamo Bay.
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opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
The opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice John Paul Stevens, that limited presidential wartime authority by ruling that the military commissions set up to try Guantánamo detainees violated U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions.
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opinion in Ginzburg v. United States
The opinion in Ginzburg v. United States is a U.S. Supreme Court decision authored by Justice Potter Stewart that addressed the standards for determining obscenity in mailed publications.
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C.
INS v. Chadha
INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.
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D.
Hamdi
Hamdi is a common given name and nickname in Arabic-speaking cultures, often used as a familiar or affectionate form of longer names such as Ahmed.
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E.
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether plaintiffs had standing to challenge the constitutionality of government surveillance conducted under the FISA Amendments Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court majority opinion
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judicial opinion ⓘ |
| author | John Paul Stevens ⓘ |
| characterization | landmark decision on habeas corpus and detainee rights ⓘ |
| citation | 542 U.S. 466 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | Suspension Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| dateDecided | June 28, 2004 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Antonin Scalia
ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 03-334 ⓘ |
| effect |
opened federal courts to habeas petitions from Guantánamo detainees
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prompted the U.S. government to create Combatant Status Review Tribunals ⓘ |
| joinedBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
ⓘ
David H. Souter ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal courts of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalHolding |
federal courts have jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus petitions filed by foreign nationals detained at Guantánamo Bay
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statutory habeas jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 extends to non‑citizens held at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ the degree of control the United States exercises over Guantánamo Bay is sufficient to trigger federal habeas jurisdiction ⓘ the habeas statute does not require that petitioners be U.S. citizens or held within sovereign territory of the United States ⓘ the precedent in Johnson v. Eisentrager does not bar habeas jurisdiction over Guantánamo detainees ⓘ |
| locationOfDetention |
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
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linked to:
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
|
| overrulesOrLimits | Johnson v. Eisentrager (to the extent it was read to bar habeas for non‑citizens held outside U.S. sovereign territory) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rasul v. Bush
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linked to:
opinion in Rasul v. Bush
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| petitioner |
Asif Iqbal
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David Hicks ⓘ Mamdouh Habib ⓘ Shafiq Rasul ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boumediene v. Bush
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linked to:
U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ⓘ
linked to:
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld ⓘ war on terror detainee litigation ⓘ |
| respondent |
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
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linked to:
Donald Rumsfeld
George W. Bush, President of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
George W. Bush
U.S. military officials responsible for Guantánamo detention ⓘ |
| statutoryBasis |
28 U.S.C. § 1331
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28 U.S.C. § 2241 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
habeas corpus jurisdiction
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rights of foreign nationals detained in the war on terror ⓘ scope of 28 U.S.C. § 2241 ⓘ |
| topic |
extraterritorial application of U.S. law
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separation of powers in wartime detention ⓘ |
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Subject: opinion in Rasul v. Bush Description of subject: The opinion in Rasul v. Bush is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision authored by Justice John Paul Stevens that held federal courts have jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus petitions from foreign nationals detained at Guantánamo Bay.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: opinion in Rasul v. Bush
subject linked to:
U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush
linked to: opinion in Rasul v. Bush
subject linked to:
Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)
linked to: opinion in Rasul v. Bush