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...

represents a continuing, present and grave danger to the national security of the United States.

That is valuable.

Today the Supreme Court did not rule that the president has the authority to detain an American citizen on American soil. What they did was delay the inevitable — that Padilla must be charged with...

murder, maim and kidnap.

We’re in great shape,

It fluctuates. It depends on what time of year it is.

At stake in this case is nothing less than the essence of a free society,

I think public safety would be endangered.

engaged in hostile and war-like acts, including conduct in preparation for acts of international terrorism that had the aim to cause injury to or adverse effects on the United States.

It’s a repudiation of the Bush administration’s attempt to close the federal courts to those accused of terrorism,

The government will suffer irreparable harm

I think it’s another delaying action,

A state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation’s citizens.

an affront to our civil liberties.

It soothes your taste buds. It gives you high energy. And if it’s done right, it slides down your throat.

By contrast, the indefinite military detention without trial of citizens seized in the United States because of suspected wrongdoing is far from a fundamental incident of waging war.

is confirmation that the Constitution is alive and well and kicking.

grave damage to national security interests.