Posted on 04/04/2002 4:46:59 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:14 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A federal judge in Detroit ruled Wednesday that a government policy to close deportation hearings of individuals targeted in the sweeping terrorism investigation launched after the Sept. 11 attacks is unconstitutional.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds is the first by a federal judge on the controversial issue of closed hearings and could have a broad influence.
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