The Challenge

This audiobook recounts the compelling story of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni man captured near the Pakistan border and held at Guantánamo Bay, whose case sparked a landmark legal battle over the legality of military tribunals. Led by a young defense lawyer and a constitutional law professor, the fight culminated in a historic Supreme Court decision on presidential power and the rule of law. Drawing on firsthand cooperation from those involved, the narrative offers an inside look at a pivotal moment in legal and political history.