Detainees, U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

June 28, 2004

U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS PRESIDENTIAL WARTIME POWERS, UPHOLDS DETAINEES’ RIGHT TO USE COURTS

EDWIN SMITH, USC law professor, is an expert on democracy and national security. He is also an expert on war powers and foreign relations and international law. He served on the U.S. Department of State’s advisory commission on arms control and nonproliferation.
Contact: (213) 740-2563 (office), (310) 837-2939 (home office) or esmith@law.usc.edu.

DAVID CRUZ, USC law professor, is an expert on constitutional law, including due process and court access.
Contact: (213) 740-6830 (office) or dcruz@law.usc.edu.

ALISON RENTELN, USC political science professor, is an expert on constitutional rights and due process. She is author of The Cultural Defense, an examination of hundreds of cases involving customs and religious beliefs.
Contact: (626) 791-2612 (home) or (626) 536-5963 (cell phone) or arenteln@usc.edu.