Graham-Levin amendment on detainee judicial review [US Senate] News
Graham-Levin amendment on detainee judicial review [US Senate]

Senate Amendment 2524 to S. 1042 (the 2006 defense appropriations bill), US Senate, November 10, 2005 [mitigating an earlier amendment by Senator Lindsey Graham by giving detainees an opportunity to appeal the rulings of a military tribunal, but otherwise cutting them off from access to the federal court system]. Read the full text of the amendment [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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