[mrsmith]

"The judge has said he doesn't know if or when he'll rule on it. "

I'm so glad you've learned that Padilla has exercised his Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, as guaranteed him by the Constitution, to petition a court for his release

So you no longer claim that he has been denied it?
Or, as a ACLU devotee, does the fact that you know he has exercised his habeas corpus right not matter to your complaint that he has been denied it?

[Viva Le Dissention]

He has not had his hearing. Until he does, he has been denied his legal right.

This dates back to 1215, for God's sake.