A letter from the Solicitor General

This evening SUNN received a letter from the Solicitor Gernal of the United States in response to one of our article, Respondent in Al-Marri v. Wright Wants Lower Court Decision Reaffirmed.  Here are his comments.

The Office of the Solicitor General feels that this article does not accurately describe the full scope of the case of Wright v. al-Marri. By only consulting the counsel for Mr. al-Marri in this article, the press failed to investigate and expose all the facts of this case. The OSG would have been more than happy to supply our facts and position on the case of Wright v. al-Marri; however, since we were not contacted by the media, this article is merely an editorial comment on the case rather than a news article informing the reader.

Responsible journalism, much like the proceedings of the Supreme Court itself, is a cornerstone of the American political system. As the Chief Justice himself said in his recent visit to Syracuse University, “The biggest threat to the words behind me,” referring to the First Amendment printed around the Newhouse III building, “is the irresponsible use of these rights.”

The OSG will react to this and other cases and be available for further comment following our press conference this Tuesday, October 2, 2007.

Signed,

Paul D. Clement (Chris Curran)
Solicitor General of the United States
Office of the Solicitor General
Washington, D.C.

Solicitor Generals Press Conference

–Zack Glick–

This morning the Solicitor General’s Office held a press conference. The Solicitor General and his staff discussed the cases that they will be responsible for during this docket these cases are as follows:

• Al-Marri v. Wright handled by the Solicitor General Chris Curran
• Kimburough v. US handled by Deputy Solicitor General Dan Kelly
• Waston V. US Anthony handled by Deputy Solicitor General Marini
• Boumediene v. Bush handled by Deputy Solicitor General Randy Marciniak

Deputy Solicitor General Will Root is handling the Amicus Curiae Briefs for the Solicitor General’s Office, the office has filed briefs in the cases of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds and Medellin v. Texas.

Respondent in Al-Marri v. Wright responds

The respondent has replied in the case of Wright v. al-Marri.

The full text can be found here.

Respondent in Al-Marri v. Wright Wants Lower Court Decision Reaffirmed

By Lottie Watts

 
It is important for the Supreme Court to reaffirm the lower court decision regarding limitations on labeling people as enemy combatants, said Sarah Brigham, who is representing Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri as the respondent in Al-Marri v. Wright.

 According to Brigham, the Supreme Court should hear the case and decide in a way that would prevent overextension of the authority of the United States commander-in-chief.

 ”The fundamentals of the case are the overextension of presidential power,” said Brigham.

 The case is about labeling people as enemy combatants and if powers should be authorized to do this.

 ”I think Mr. Al-Marri’s treatment by the US military and president is an outrage,” said Brigham.

 

Writ of Certiorari filed in Wright v. al-Marri

The Solicitor General of the United States Chris Curran has filed a writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court in the case of Wright v. al-Marri.

The full text of the petition can be found here.

Correction in the case of Al-Marri v. Wright

 

–Zack Glick–

This evening I would like to issue a correction to my September 14th story, after being contacted by Ms . Brigham. She is only representing one client whose name is Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri, not the two that I had previously reported. At SUNN we are dedicated to providing the most up to date coverage of the Supreme Court. If you notice an error in a story please contact us as soon possible so we can correct the error. Thank You

Al-Marri v. Wright

–Zack Glick–

Al-Marri v. Wright is a case concerning the President’s authority to detain civilians as enemy combatants. The representatives are as follows: the petitioner Commander S.L. Wright is the Solicitor General of The United States, and representing the respondent Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri is Sarah Brigham.