Hamdi v. Rumsfeld

542 U.S. 507 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

A U.S. citizen detained as an enemy combatant must receive notice of the factual basis and a fair opportunity to rebut before a neutral decisionmaker.

Scope and limitations: The plurality permitted detention under the authorization before it and allowed tailored procedures in the national-security context.

Open authoritative source

2 issue placements

Conflict Exposure & Community Wellbeing

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Conflict Exposure & Community Wellbeing. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The plurality permitted detention under the authorization before it and allowed tailored procedures in the national-security context.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Threat Documentation, Due Process & Redress

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Threat Documentation, Due Process & Redress. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The plurality permitted detention under the authorization before it and allowed tailored procedures in the national-security context.

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.