Padilla mootness brief [US DOJ] News
Padilla mootness brief [US DOJ]

Jose Padilla v. Commander C.T. Hanft, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, December 9, 2005 [US DOJ brief arguing that as Jose Padilla has been indicted on 11 criminal counts by civil authorities the case of his military custody is now moot, and that the court's September 9, 2005 opinion denying Padilla's habeas petition should be set aside]. Read the full text of the brief [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.