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Illegal Detention

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ILLEGAL DETENTION

  1. December 4th, 2002
    U.S. Federal District Court Judge Michael Mukasey rules that the order to detain Jose Padilla was illegal, and denied Padilla his constitutionally protected right to a lawyer.
    The court rules that: "(i) Padilla does have the right to present facts; (ii) the most convenient way for him to go about that, and the way most useful to the court, is to present them through counsel; and (iii) the government's arguments are insufficient to warrant denying him access to counsel" (Detention Judicial Opinion).