Padilla Lawyers Urge Supreme Court to Block Transfer
The lawyers acknowledged that Mr. Padilla would prefer to be in civilian custody eventually. But they said it appeared that the only reason for the government's rush to move him was to bolster the administration's efforts to discourage the Supreme Court from reviewing the crucial underlying issue of whether President Bush had the authority to detain Mr. Padilla.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11423.htm
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11423.htm
Starmail - 1. Jan, 10:06