Unique ruling authority

Boumediene v. Bush

553 U.S. 723 · U.S. Supreme Court

Stable case ID: case:boumediene-2008
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision date: 2008
Authority level: U.S. Supreme Court
Precedential status: precedential
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Holding and boundaries

Noncitizens detained at Guantánamo had the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus and the review scheme was an inadequate substitute.

Scope and limitations: Detention location, status, practical obstacles and statutory context remain important.

Open authoritative source

1 issue placement

confirmatory · Strong analogue

Global Democracy, Human Rights & Anti-Authoritarianism

Boumediene v. Bush supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Global Democracy, Human Rights & Anti-Authoritarianism. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Detention location, status, practical obstacles and statutory context remain important.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.