The Court ruled on the basis of two habeas corpus petitions which challenged the practice of the Government of the United States of holding foreign nationals in indefinite detention, without counsel and the right to a fair trial or to know the charges against them.
The Court ruled on the basis of two habeas corpus petitions which challenged the practice of the Government of the United States of holding foreign nationals in indefinite detention, without counsel and the right to a fair trial or to know the charges against them.