24 In Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, the United States Supreme Court recognized the power of the Government to detain enemy combatants, but held that the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution requires that United States citizens be given the opportunity to challenge the legality of their detention through habeas corpus proceedings.
24 In Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, the United States Supreme Court recognized the power of the Government to detain enemy combatants, but held that the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution requires that United States citizens be given the opportunity to challenge the legality of their detention through habeas corpus proceedings.