The body of John Merryman : Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus /

"In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus along the military line between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. This allowed army officers to arrest and indefinitely detain persons who were interfering with military operations in the area. When John Merryman, a...

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Main Author:	McGinty, Brian
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Merryman, John, > 1824-1881 > Trials, litigation, etc. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. Taney, Roger Brooke, > 1777-1864. United States. > Supreme Court. War and emergency powers > United States. Habeas corpus > United States. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. Ex parte Merryman (1861)
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