Judge Affirms Terror Suspect Must Meet With Lawyers
In a 35-page ruling, the judge showed impatience and irritation with the government over its failure to agree on conditions for a meeting between Mr. Padilla and his lawyers. Mr. Padilla, who has been accused of plotting to explode a radioactive bomb in the United States, is being held in a Navy brig in South Carolina.

"Lest any confusion remain," the judge wrote, "this is not a suggestion or a request that Padilla be permitted to consult with counsel, and it is certainly not an invitation to conduct a further `dialogue' about whether he will be permitted to do so."

"It is a ruling — a determination — that he will be permitted to do so," the judge added.
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