U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARS MEDELLIN V. DRETKE
Update (March 28, 2005)
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Involving Mexican National on Death Row
Oral arguments were heard on March 28 by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Medellín v. Dretke. Jose Ernesto Medellín is a Mexican national on Texas' death row whose rights under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations were violated by Texas authorities. This treaty provides important safeguards to people imprisoned in a foreign country.
MacArthur Justice Center Attorney Joseph Margulies filed an amicus brief on behalf of U.S. citizens who have benefited from this same treaty when they were detained overseas.
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