Court: President cannot detain U.S. citizen as enemy combatant

NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a setback to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the president does not have the power to detain an American citizen seized on U.S. soil as an enemy combatant.



Jose Padilla

So what happens now, can he sue the President and the USA for detaining him without legal reason? Or does it become another scandel?