War on Terrorism
Obama Administration Ends Use of “Enemy Combatant” Designation
The Department of Justice announced several weeks ago that the government would end the Bush-era practice of designating people “enemy combatants.” The Bush administration had asserted that the president has a wartime power to declare a person an “enemy combatant” arbitrarily and detain him or her indefinitely. The administration used “enemy combatant” status to ensure [...]
