"The Future of Habeas Corpus and Executive Power: Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States"

Georgetown University Law Center
Gewirz Student Center - 12th Floor

120 F Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Vincent Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

Shayana Kadidal, Managing Attorney, Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative, Center for Constitutional Rights

Tom Wilner, Shearman and Sterling and Habeas Counsel to Guantanamo Detainees

Richard Samp, Washington Legal Foundation

The participants will take an in-depth look at the next day's arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States, the key cases that will determine the future of habeas corpus and executive power.  Warren, Kadidal and Wilner will present the arguments for the Guantanamo detainees.  Samp will present a position in favor of the government.

This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute and the Center for Constitutional Rights. 

A Webcast will be available at https://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast/.

Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.