Habeas corpus

Habeas corpus

A community portal about Habeas corpus with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: In common law countries, habeas corpus, Latin for "you have the body", is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees... [more]

A community portal about Habeas corpus with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: In common law countries, habeas corpus, Latin for "you have the body", is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. But habeas corpus has a much broader meaning in common law today. A writ of habeas corpus is a court order addressed to a prison official ordering that a prisoner be brought before the court for determination of whether that person is serving a lawful sentence and/or whether he or she should be released from custody. The writ of habeas corpus in common law countries is an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action.

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It's good that George Bush announced he would follow the Supreme Court's ruling in Boumediene v. Bush , the Guantanamo Bay case. He did note that it was decided by a deeply divided court. I noticed it was exactly the same type of divided court that made him President of the United States in 2000 . It's really too bad that Bush , Gonzo , Cheney , Rumsfeld and all the rest had to have the Supreme Cour t lecture them on the ancient writ of habeas corpus —because they have always been quite cognizant of the law— they just chose to be real ... Read Full Story
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Obama the candidate: September 2008 December 2007 September 2006 Obama was a big ol’ candidate for change, and a big supporter of habeas corpus, wasn’t he? In addition to those videos, here are some additional situations, where he discussed civil liberties and habeas corpus here , here , here , and here is McCain discussing a back and forth with Obama . And back in June, Obama said this: “Today’s Supreme Court decision ensures that we can protect our nation and bring terrorists to justice, while also protecting our core values. The Court’s decision is a rejection of the Bush Administration’s attempt to create ... Read Full Story
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George Whitaker has been executed this evening by lethal injection at the Texas Death House at the Huntsville Prison Unit. AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott offers the following information about George Whitaker III, who is scheduled to be executed after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, for the murder of 16-year-old Shakeitha Carrier. FACTS OF THE CRIME On June 15, 1994, George Whitaker drove to the Crosby home of the parents of his former girlfriend and told her mother, Mary Carrier, he was returning some of her daughters belongings. Whitaker forced his way in the house and shot Mrs. Carrier in ... Read Full Story
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"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or dispossessed, or outlawed, or banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him, nor send upon him, except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. "One of the worst decisions in the history of this country." 2 "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." 3 "In considering both the procedural and substantive standards used to impose detention to prevent acts of terrorism, the courts must accord proper ... Read Full Story
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Browse > Home / Law , Supreme Court | / Detainees and Guns - the two “shoes” to fall that remain this term… June 2, 2008 Key Points: Two big cases remain for the end of the term of the Supreme Court: the detainee cases and the DC gun possession/carry case. The detainee cases center on the issue of whether or not the detainees have a right of habeas corpus - the right to have their case of detention reviewed by a federal judge. The DC gun case centers on the issue of whether or not individuals have an affirmative individual right to keep ... Read Full Story
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[JURIST] A Tajikistan native held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] has challenged [appellate brief, PDF] a federal judge's decision to suspend his habeas corpus proceedings after he was cleared for transfer to Tajikistan. Umar Hamzayevich Abdulayev alleges that Judge Reggie Walton of the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] abused his discretion in staying  
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in Magwood v. Culliver [docket; cert. petition, PDF]. The court limited its grant of certiorari to the first question presented, whether "[w]hen a person is resentenced after having obtained federal habeas relief from an earlier sentence, is a claim in a federal habeas petition  
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Speaking at a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania last year during the campaign, Barack Obama addressed the Supreme Court's Boumediene decision granting Guantanamo detainees the right to challenge their confinement through habeas corpus proceedings in federal court. Obama asserted that the "principle of habeas corpus, that a state can't just hold you for any reason without charging you and without giving you any kind of due process -- that's the...  
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Restraints on legal rights during wartime is not a new thing. On October 23, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C. for all military-related cases. Article I of the Constitution say this: "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." Lincoln's actions were taken in response to riots and local...  
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PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today allowed the habeas corpus application S.K. Tangakaliswaran who was held under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance for alleged gangsterism activities.  
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