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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xSALIM AHMED HAMDAN,Petitioner,v.::: No. 05-184DONALD H. RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OFDEFENSE, ET AL.::- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xWashington, D.C.Tuesday, March 28, 2006The above-entitled matter came on for oralargument before the Supreme Court of the United States at11:01 a.m.
APPEARANCES:
NEAL KATYAL, ESQ., Washington, D.C.; on behalf of the
Petitioner.PAUL D. CLEMENT, ESQ., Solicitor General, Department ofJustice, Washington, D.C.; on behalf of theRespondents.
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C O N T E N T S
ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAGENEAL KATYAL, ESQ.On behalf of the Petitioner 3
PAUL D. CLEMENT, ESQ.
On behalf of the Respondents 36
REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF
NEAL KATYAL, ESQ.
On behalf of the Petitioner 80
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P R O C E E D I N G S[11:01 a.m.]JUSTICE STEVENS: We'll hear argument in number05-184, Hamdan against Rumsfeld.Mr. Katyal, you may proceed.ORAL ARGUMENT OF NEAL KATYALON BEHALF OF PETITIONERMR. KATYAL: Justice Stevens, and may it pleasethe Court:We ask this Court to preserve the status quo torequire that the President respect time-honoredlimitations on military commissions. These limits, placedin articles 21 and 36 of the Uniform Code of MilitaryJustice, require no more than that the President tryoffenses that are, indeed, war crimes and to conducttrials according to the minimal procedural requirements ofthe UCMJ and the laws of war themselves. These limits donot represent any change in the way military commissionshave historically operated. Rather, they reflectCongress's authority under the Define and Punish Clause tocodify limits on commissions, limits that this Court hashistorically enforced to avoid presidential blank checks.And because this commission transgresses those limits, itshould be struck down and the district court orderreinstated.
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