Donna Newman
Donna Newman
anxious authority case circuit court decision domestic executive hear hope impetus supreme
We are anxious for the Supreme Court to hear the Padilla case and hope that this decision by the 4th Circuit will give the impetus for the Supreme Court to hear it. The executive use of authority has been overreaching in the domestic arena.
against anybody case circuit department events favor finds fourth generally justice looks precedent surprises turn unusual
Nothing in this case surprises me anymore. This is an unusual turn of events for the Justice Department to come out against the Fourth Circuit like this, because anybody who looks at precedent would see the Fourth Circuit is a very pro-government circuit that generally finds in favor of the government.
Everything we give to him will be reviewed.
abide willing
We are willing to abide by any directive of the court.
aim educate simply talking
Most of the talking was done by me. My aim was simply to educate him.
challenge court
Now we can go to court and challenge the government's assertion.
charge held
Let us see him. Why be held incommunicado? If they want to, charge him with a crime.
meeting wave
It's not a confidential attorney-client meeting. It's a meeting to wave at your client.
appeals believe carefully consider court facts gets hearing petition released successful supreme unusual
We would like finality. We believe that we be will successful at the Supreme Court, once it gets there. We would like him to be released or charged. We think we have the unusual set of circumstances and facts in which the Supreme Court should carefully consider hearing our petition before the appeals court.
bad both
That's fine. It's great. Both things are good. I don't think it's a bad day for us.
certainly due
It certainly did not comport with due process.
citizens entitled forward meeting reassuring
It's reassuring that constitutional protections that we are all entitled to as citizens were confirmed. And we look forward to meeting our client.
detained information value
A person is being detained on information -- the value of which, the credibility of which, and the reliability of which, we don't know.