• Al-Marri v. Pucciarelli

    Publication Date: 2008-07-23
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-15
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Jonathan Hafetz, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, New York.
    for defendant: For appellee: Gregory Garre, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 06-7427

    ON REHEARING EN BANCPUBLISHEDArgued: October 31, 2007Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, KING, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.Reversed and r

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