This case started in a very unusual way but I'm happy to say that today it is a criminal proceeding. Mr. Padilla is being treated as any American citizen charged with wrongdoing in this country.
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The issue that is before the court, that we have asked them to take up, is does the president of the United States have the authority to sign a piece of paper and send someone to jail without criminal process, and have him held by the military. We say the constitution does not permit that.Andrew Patel
We will be providing him with a zealous defense.
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We don't know if the order exists in written form. It is his order that started the ball rolling on this illegal detention.
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Never before in our history has an American president claimed the power to be able to detain without charge and indefinitely an American citizen in a civilian setting.
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Without Padilla's input, this court is deprived of a full factual record,
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