Comments on: Government opposes quick relief for detainee http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: r.friedman http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/comment-page-1/#comment-10948 r.friedman Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:13:28 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/#comment-10948 Kent thinks the writ is habeas corpse. How can you compare someone awaiting execution during the pendency of his third federal habeas application with someone who has not had the first whit of judicial process? <p>roger friedman</p> Kent thinks the writ is habeas corpse. How can you compare someone awaiting execution during the pendency of his third federal habeas application with someone who has not had the first whit of judicial process?

roger friedman

]]> By: Andrew Oh-Willeke http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/comment-page-1/#comment-10947 Andrew Oh-Willeke Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:08:57 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/#comment-10947 For once, I agree fully with Kent. It is hardly unreasonable to expect even hard cases to get resolved in less than 23 months, and a precedent on point would be a great thing. Does anyone have any inside insight on what is going on in the DC Circuit? One would presume that the lack of ruling is a result of some sort of deadlock or indecision by a pivotal judge, not simply an inability to find time to read the briefs, conduct independent legal research and write an opinion. Is anyone counting noses? For once, I agree fully with Kent.

It is hardly unreasonable to expect even hard cases to get resolved in less than 23 months, and a precedent on point would be a great thing.

Does anyone have any inside insight on what is going on in the DC Circuit?

One would presume that the lack of ruling is a result of some sort of deadlock or indecision by a pivotal judge, not simply an inability to find time to read the briefs, conduct independent legal research and write an opinion.

Is anyone counting noses?

]]> By: Kent Scheidegger http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/comment-page-1/#comment-10946 Kent Scheidegger Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:46:34 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/government-opposes-quick-relief-for-detainee/#comment-10946 "This development is another indication that the prolonged consideration by the D.C. Circuit Court of fundamental legal issues surrounding the detainees' status, without a ruling on those issues, has begun to spawn extraordinary efforts to get the judicial process working again, by Supreme Court command, if necessary." Full speed ahead! Set a precedent that when a federal court of appeals sits on habeas matter for an inordinate period, the Supreme Court will order them to get off their duffs and decide it! Our side has been trying for a while, BTW. See, e.g., <i>In re Blodgett</i>, 502 U.S. 236 (Fifteen Years Ago). “This development is another indication that the prolonged consideration by the D.C. Circuit Court of fundamental legal issues surrounding the detainees’ status, without a ruling on those issues, has begun to spawn extraordinary efforts to get the judicial process working again, by Supreme Court command, if necessary.”

Full speed ahead! Set a precedent that when a federal court of appeals sits on habeas matter for an inordinate period, the Supreme Court will order them to get off their duffs and decide it!

Our side has been trying for a while, BTW. See, e.g., In re Blodgett, 502 U.S. 236 (Fifteen Years Ago).

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