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Ave verum corpus
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Writ of Habeas Corpus
HABEAS CORPUS, WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, WRIT OF, is a legal procedure by which a court inquires into the lawfulness of a person's confinement. It takes the form of an order from a court or judge requiring the custodian to produce the prisoner in court for a judicial investigation into the validity... Read more |
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Octennial Act
Octennial Act, 1768. Until 1768 the Irish Parliament existed for the lifetime of the king and general elections were therefore infrequent. A radical campaign in the 1760s demanded a Septennial Act and the institution of habeas corpus. In 1768 the English government gave way and accepted an Octennial... Read more |
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habeas corpus
habeas corpus [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a specified place for a specified purpose. The writ's sole function is to release an individual... Read more |
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Corpus Delicti
CORPUS DELICTI Corpus delicti literally means the body or substance of the crime. In law the term refers to proof establishing that a crime has occurred. Although misunderstanding about corpus delicti has been common, the term does not refer to a dead body. There is a corpus delicti of robbery,... Read more |
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ex parte Milligan
ex parte Milligan case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1866. By authorization of Congress, President Lincoln in 1863 suspended the writ of habeas corpus in cases where military officers held persons for offenses against the armed services. Army authorities had arrested Lambdin Milligan, a... Read more |
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corpus luteum
corpus luteum A mass of yellow tissue that remains after ovulation when a mature Graafian follicle ruptures from the ovary of a mammal. It is formed by ingrowth of the follicle wall as a result of the action of luteinizing hormone (which in turn requires the presence of prolactin from the... Read more |
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Alexander Spotswood
Spotswood, Alexander (1676–1740),colonial governor of Virginia (1710–22), was at first popular because of the favorable concessions he acquired from the Indians, his introduction of the writ of habeas corpus, and his improvement of trade conditions. He was removed from office (1722)... Read more |
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Pentrich rising
Pentrich rising, 1817. Demobilization, rapid industrialization, and agricultural recession made the post-war years miserable. In November 1816 the Spa Fields riots culminated in an attack upon the Tower and were followed by the suspension of habeas corpus. The march of the Blanketeers from... Read more |
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COLUMN: Gonzales' conduct merits resignation
...Powers gave me a lesson I never forgot...General Alberto Gonzales never took second...because of it.Mr. Gonzales has been the subject...reasons. As Mr. Gonzales had been particularly...expressed writ of habeas corpus in our ... |
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Professor Gonzales' critique.(News)
...in violation of habeas corpus. Dick Cheney called...General Alberto Gonzales -- if he was feeling...been vindicated." Gonzales doesn't hold a...like Bush." Yet, Gonzales also knows well...are." It's a lesson he learned the ... |
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Downward spiral at Justice.(COMMENTARY)
...some important lessons for me and for...importance of this lesson extended far...General Alberto Gonzales, illustrates that these lessons have been forgotten...That Mr. Gonzales has accepted...great writ of habeas ... |
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Constitutional expectations.(LETTERS)
...critique of Alberto Gonzales' comments before...Wrong on habeas corpus," Op-Ed...express grant of habeas [corpus] in...us a history lesson on how this right...exactly what Mr. Gonzales appears to have...of ... |
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT:PATRICK LEAHY
...that the writ of habeas corpus cannot besuspended...White House Counsel Gonzales advised President...chose to take Mr. Gonzales`advice rather than...Perhaps the only lesson that thisAdministration...The attemptto evade ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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STAND FOR VALUES AFFIRMED.(MAIN)
...hapless White House counsel, Alberto Gonzales, clearly misadvised the President...powers lives, and we should extend habeas corpus to all four corners of the Earth...process needed them? There's a lesson, too, for conservatives and other... |
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