In the case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2004), the U.S. Supreme Court
A) argued that Secretary of State Rumsfeld overstepped his powers by allowing for the torture of this Syrian citizen.
B) rejected Hamdan's arguments that, as a U.S. citizen, he had legal rights that protected him from detention without trial.
C) agreed that Hamdan could sue the U.S. government for medical damages he obtained on the battlefield in Afghanistan.
D) supported Hamdan's view that, as a U.S. citizen, he had legal rights that needed to be protected.

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Hamdan was a U.S. citizen who was captured in Afghanistan and detained as an enemy combatant. He argued that, as a U.S. citizen, he had legal rights that protected him from detention without trial. The Supreme Court agreed with Hamdan's view and ruled that he could not be detained indefinitely without being charged with a crime.

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