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What statement is correct about habeas corpus during the Civil War?
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When US President Lincoln released the first Emancipation Proclamation, he also suspended habeas corpus. To many people in the North, this was a much too extreme step. Without habeas corpus a person can be arrested and remain in prison without almost no other recourse than to remain there.
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The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 was drawn up during the reign of What?
The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 was passed by the English Parliament during King Charles II's reign.
How did Lincoln deal with dissent-?
suspended habeas corpus
Who can file a habeas corpus?
Can I a parent file a habeas corpus on the behalf of my son who is a inmate
What has the author John Merryman written?
John Merryman has written: 'Habeas corpus' -- subject(s): Civil rights, Trials, litigation, Trials (Treason), Habeas corpus 'Habeas corpus, the proceedings in the case of John Merryman, of Baltimore County, Maryland' -- subject(s): Habeas corpus 'The Merryman habeas corpus case, Baltimore' -- subject(s): Habeas corpus
What does the habeas corpus mean literally?
Habeas corpus is Latin for "let me have the body".
What is the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment?
Habeas Corpus
When can the right of habeas corpus be suspended?
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
What is the name of the constitutional protection that requires government to show a legal basis for imprisoning someone?
The writ of habeas corpus
Write of habeas corpus?
The writ of habeas corpus is an important right given to American citizens
What is a good sentence using habeas corpus?
The prisoner sought relief through a petition for habeas corpus, claiming their imprisonment was unlawful and violated their constitutional rights.
What was the significance of the writ of habeas corpus?
Habeas corpus (habeas corpus ad subjiciendum) is significant as it is used for correcting violations of personal liberty by directing judicial inquiry into the legality of a detention.
What does the term habeas corpus mean in the civil war?
Lincoln suspened habeas corpus so people could be arrested or detained with little proof. The term habeas corpus means produce the body or the proof. During the civil war spies and confederate sympathizers were among the states not in rebellion, so the suspension of habeas corpus allowed authorities to pick up someone without much proof.
