Federal judge blocks indefinite detention law

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] on Wednesday permanently enjoined [opinion, PDF] a US law that allows authorities to detain certain suspects indefinitely if they are found to have aided al Qaeda, the Taliban or "associated forces." Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) [text, PDF] affirms the authority of the president under the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to detain indefinitely any "person who...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/09/federal-judge-enjoins-indefinite-detention-law.php

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