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• 17 The writ, literally “for replevying a man,” was a means of procuring the release of a prisoner—an earlier equivalent of the writ of habeas corpus. A History of American Law
• I keep my right to sue out my habeas corpus at common law,if you still want to search my bag.
• That Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, jailed 20,000 people without charges, forcibly shut down hundreds of newspapers that criticized him, and sent in federal troops to shut down state legislatures was irrelevant because he proclaimed “that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” #200 for Abe the Warmonger « Antiwar.com Blog
• In wartime, Congress has the power to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus - which permits a court to examine the lawfulness of executive detention.
• Government alleged that these persons had been engaged in treasonable conspiracies, and, the President having exercised his legitimate right in suspending the Habeas Corpus Act, he was not prepared to say that the detention of those persons was illegal, or demanded more decided Imperial Parliament
• I keep my right to sue out my habeas corpus at common law,if you still want to search my bag.
• Meera wife of the Suspect Atul Rao in padma priya's case filed a Habeas corpus petition in the Karnataka High court on Tuesday. Meera filed "Habeas Corpus Petition" in High Court
• It is introducing identity cards, restricting immigration, seeking to curb the right of habeas corpus and extending antisocial behaviour orders.
• When convicted prisoners brought petitions for writs of habeas corpus before the U.S. Supreme Court, the prisoners were released immediately.
• If, however, the fugitive is committed to prison, the Act contemplates that he may seek to challenge that warrant by habeas corpus proceedings.