Posted on 11/05/2003 4:37:49 PM PST by Brian S
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:23 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WASHINGTON (CNN) --The Bush administration has been asked by the nation's highest court to justify the secrecy concerning an Algerian man detained as part of a roundup of Muslim men after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
In a brief note, the Supreme Court requested that the solicitor general file a response in the case, in which the federal government has refused to release the man's identity or even confirm the existence of the case and its circumstances. The immigrant has filed a habaes corpus appeal -- a document ordering person in custody to be brought before a court -- protesting his detention.
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