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      1. Just emerged from John Doe US citizen enemy combatant hearing. Govt won't send him to Syria for now. June 20 merits hearing becomes TRO/injunction hearing and the merits issue (w/ big q of whether there is legal authority to wage war against ISIS) is postponed.
    1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
      DoJ disputes Doe's claim that he was abused in SDF custody and told US about that when handed over. Says intake medical records and the DOD physician whom he supposedly said he had been beaten both contradict: "It's not true." Sending medical records to Judge Chutkan.
  1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
    Chutkan welcomed the chance to put off the merits hearing and thanked government for the idea of slowing this down. She clearly wants this to go away, urged both sides to try to work out a solution.