On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Abdullah al-Kidd’s lawsuit against former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and whether that lawsuit should be allowed to continue.
Al-Kidd, an American citizen who converted to Islam while in college, was arrested and detained in the wake of the 9/11 terrorism threat. His arrest was pursuant to a material witness warrant, a process intended to make sure witnesses appear to testify at criminal proceedings.
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