[Cboldt]

A couple of judges have been on FNC telling us that surely the administration would lose this case, FWIW.

Which case? The request to remove Padilla to a civil authority (granted by the lower court, reversed by the appeals court, and granted by SCOTUS), or the underlying action, which is still pending on SCOTUS docket?

[Peach]

The case to move Padilla to a civil authority. Have you not been reading the other comments posted here?

[oceanview]

I wonder if the SCOTUS will also duck it (the combatant designation case)? maybe there has been some implicit agreement that if the administration no longer uses it, the SCOTUS will agree not to rule on it, now that Padilla is headed to civilian court on other charges?