1. In regard to the Hamdi v. Rumsfeld case, the threshold question before us is whether the Executive has the authority to detain citizens who qualify as "enemy combatants." Do you feel that the Executive should have this authority? Please defend your position.
2. Jose Padilla's original lawyer, Donna Newman, still hopes that the Supreme Court will agree to hear her argument that his original enemy combatant designation was unconstitutional. Do you feel that his designation was unconstitutional? Explain your answer.