{"id":7315,"date":"2009-10-05T18:20:37","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T23:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=7315"},"modified":"2009-10-05T18:21:26","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T23:21:26","slug":"standing-up-for-the-rule-of-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2009\/10\/standing-up-for-the-rule-of-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing up for the Rule of Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Charles_Swift_--_Guantanamo_August_2008\"<\/a>Hamdan v. Rumsfeld<\/a><\/em>, which concerned the President\u2019s authority to employ military commissions without congressional authorization, is among the most noteworthy of cases to have been decided by the Supreme Court in the last few years. \u00a0Last month, Professor Stephen Vladeck, who was part of the team that represented Guantanamo detainee Salim Hamdan before the Supreme Court, was part of the law school\u2019s Constitution Day observance. \u00a0On Wednesday, we have the good fortune to host Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift<\/a>, who represented Hamdan from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s presentation promises to be compelling in at least two respects. \u00a0The first is that Swift will provide a first-hand account of the legal issues surrounding the war on terror via the story of his advocacy for recognition of the rights of Guantanamo detainees. \u00a0The second concerns the personal cost to Swift of his representation. \u00a0According to media accounts, Swift understood that the expectation was that he would simply assist Hamdan in entering a guilty plea. \u00a0But, Swift explained to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer<\/a>, \u00a0\u201cI didn’t volunteer for this. I got nominated for it. When I got it, I just decided to do the best I could.\u201d \u00a0That resulted in a trip to the Supreme Court, in Swift being denied a promotion, and in turn to the end of his military career. \u00a0As Swift explained to a Bloomberg <\/a>reporter, \u201cIf you start thinking about your career over your duty, it’s time to get out.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, and to reserve your spot, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which concerned the President\u2019s authority to employ military commissions without congressional authorization, is among the most noteworthy of cases to have been decided by the Supreme Court in the last few years. \u00a0Last month, Professor Stephen Vladeck, who was part of the team that represented Guantanamo detainee Salim Hamdan before the Supreme 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