Abu Bakker Qassim and Abdu' Al-Hakim V. Bush BRIEF of AMICI
No. 05-5477 In the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the District of Columbia Circuit ABU BAKKER QASSIM and ADEL ABDU’ AL-HAKIM, Petitioners-Appellants, v. GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., Respondents-Appellees. ON APPEAL FROM A FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE, HON. JOHN J. GIBBONS, HON. SHIRLEY M. HUFSTEDLER, HON. TIMOTHY K. LEWIS, HON. WILLIAM A. NORRIS, HON. H. LEE SAROKIN, AND HON. WILLIAM S. SESSIONS, IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS Jonathan Hafetz Lorelie S. Masters* BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE (D.C. Circuit No. 32618) AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY * Counsel of Record SCHOOL OF LAW Scott B. Wilkens 161 Avenue of the Americas JENNER & BLOCK LLP 12th Floor 601 Thirteenth Street, NW, New York, NY 10013 Suite 1200 South Phone: (212) 998-6289 Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (212) 955-4500 Phone: (202) 639-6000 Fax: (202) 639-6066 Counsel for Amici Curiae CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES (A) Parties and Amici The Petitioners-Appellants (hereafter, “Petitioners”) appearing before the district court and this Court in this action are Abu Bakker Qassim and Adel Abdu’ Al-Hakim. The Respondents-Appellees include George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Jay Hood, and Brice Gyurisko (hereafter, collectively, “Appellees,” “the Government,” or “the Executive”). Amici curiae include the following former federal judges, as further identified in the Interest of Amici section of this brief: The Honorable John J. Gibbons, the Honorable Shirley M. Hufstedler, the Honorable Timothy K. Lewis, the Honorable William A. Norris, the Honorable H. Lee Sarokin, and the Honorable William S.
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