Al-Aulaqi v. Obama

727 F. Supp. 2d 1 (2010)

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Al-Aulaqi v. Obama

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
727 F. Supp. 2d 1 (2010)

  • Written by Whitney Kamerzel , JD

Facts

Anwar Al-Aulaqi’s father (plaintiff) sued the president, the Secretary of Defense, and the director of the CIA to prevent the targeted killing of Al-Aulaqi. Al-Aulaqi was a dual United States-Yemeni citizen living in Yemen who was placed on a kill list by the United States government because he was an Al Qaeda leader plotting terrorist attacks against the United States. Al-Aulaqi’s father argued that lethal force against a United States citizen was unconstitutional without evidence that lethal force was the only means sufficient to prevent an imminent threat to life.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Bates, J.)

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