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Ex parte Merryman, 17 F. Cas. 144 (C.C.D. Md. 1861) (No. 9487), was a controversial U.S. federal court case that arose out of the American Civil War. [1]
Merryman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Deanna Merryman (born 1972), American actress and model
Robin Hood and the Merry Men (illustration by Pablo Marcos, c. 1995). The Merry Men are the group of outlaws who follow Robin Hood in English literature and folklore. The group appears in the earliest ballads about Robin Hood and remains popular in modern adaptations.
John Merryman (August 9, 1824 – November 15, 1881) of Baltimore County, Maryland, was arrested in May 1861 and held prisoner in Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was the petitioner in the case "Ex parte Merryman" which was one of the best known habeas corpus cases of the American Civil War (1861–1865).
John Henry Merryman (February 25, 1920 – August 3, 2015) was an American legal scholar known for his work in comparative law and art law. He was remembered as "one of the most influential academics in the field of art and law."
The issue of nonacquiescence first came to national prominence at the beginning of the American Civil War, in the famous case of Ex parte Merryman (1861). Merryman involved the executive branch's refusal to comply with a U.S. circuit court decision that President Abraham Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus was invalid. [8]
Arthur Douglas Merriman (1892–1972), English military officer; Ashley Merriman chef; Boyd Merriman, 1st Baron Merriman (1880–1962), British Conservative Party politician and judge
Ex parte Milligan, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 2 (1866), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that the use of military tribunals to try civilians when civil courts are operating is unconstitutional.