Document: Cite as: 549 U. S. ____ (2007) 1 Statement of STEVENS and KENNEDY, JJ. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES LAKHDAR BOUMEDIENE ET AL. 06–1195 v. GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT STATES, KHALED A. F. AL ODAH, NEXT FRIEND FAWZI KHALID ABDULLAH FAHAD 06–1196 ON PETITIONS FOR WRITS CERTIORARI TO APPEALS DISTRICT COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Nos. 06–1196. Decided April 2, 2007 The petitions for writs certiorari are denied. JUSTICE KENNEDY respecting the denial certiorari. Despite obvious importance issues raised in these cases, we persuaded that traditional rules gov erning our decision constitutional questions, see Ash- wander TVA, 297 U.S. 288, 341 (1936) (Brandeis, J., concurring), practice requiring exhaustion available remedies as a precondition to accepting juris diction over applications writ habeas corpus, cf. Ex parte Hawk, 321 114 (1944) (per curiam), make it appropriate deny at this time. However, “[t]his Court has frequently recognized policy underlying exhaustion-of-remedies doctrine does not require inadequate remedies.” Marino Ragen, 332 561, 570, n. 12 (1947) (Rutledge, concurring). If petitioners later seek establish 2 BUSH Government unreasonably delayed proceedings under Detainee Treatment Act 2005, Tit. X, 119 Stat. 2739, or some other ongoing injury, alternative means exist us consider jurisdiction allegations made by before Appeals. See 28 C. §§1651(a), 2241. Were take additional steps prejudice position seeking review Court, “courts competent jurisdic tion,” including “should act promptly ensure office purposes corpus compromised.” Padilla Hanft, 547 1062, 1064 (2006) (KENNEDY, concurring certio rari). And always, consti tute an expression any opinion on merits. Rasul Bush, 542 466, 480–481 (2004) (majority STEVENS, J.); id., 487 judgment).

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