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Government must either charge citizen or release him

A federal judge in South Carolina has ordered the Government to either charge Jose Padilla with a crime or release him. Mr. Padilla, a U.S. citizen, has been held now for 2 1/2 years as an "enemy combatant."

The court's opinion and order, in pdf format, is here.