Can the commander in chief 'detain' the constitution indefinitely all by himself?
In situations where the government is on a war footing, you have to trust the executive.�Deputy Solicitor General Paul Clement, arguing for the government before the Supreme Court, April 28.
[If the government prevails, the Supreme Court] would allow the president unlimited power to imprison any American, anywhere, at any time, without trial, simply by labeling him an "enemy combatant."�Jennifer Martinez, arguing for Jose Padilla before the Supreme Court, April 28
Nat Hentoff has an excellent column in The Village Voice on the detainee cases available here.