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ex parte Merryman

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ex parte Merryman case decided in 1861 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney sitting as a federal circuit judge in Baltimore, Md. John Merryman, a citizen of Maryland, was imprisoned by the U.S. army on suspicion of favoring the Confederacy. He obtained a writ of habeas corpus . The commanding general refused to respect this action, alleging that President Lincoln had authorized him to suspend the writ. Taney held that Article 1, Section 9, of the U.S. Constitution gave to Congress alone the power to suspend the writ in case of rebellion or invasion and that consequently the President's action had... Read more
Merryman, Ex Parte
Merryman, Ex Parte. The Merryman case, 17 Federal Cases 144 (Circuit...military officials in May 1861, John Merryman, a civilian Confederate sympathizer...Act (1863) ; Martial Law ; Milligan, Ex Parte .] Bibliography James G. Randall... Read more
Milligan, Ex Parte
Milligan, Ex Parte (1866).The case, Milligan 71 U.S. 2 (1866), brought to the U.S. Supreme...Civil‐Military Relations: Civilian Control of the Military ; Merryman, Ex Parte ; Supreme Court, War, and the Military. ] Bibliography Harold M... Read more

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