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In United States law, habeas corpus (/ ˈ h eɪ b i ə s ˈ k ɔːr p ə s /) is a recourse challenging the reasons or conditions of a person's confinement under color of law.A petition for habeas corpus is filed with a court that has jurisdiction over the custodian, and if granted, a writ is issued directing the custodian to bring the confined person before the court for examination into ...
This is a list of cases concerning criminal law heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in its original habeas jurisdiction granted by § 14 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, 81–82. That section provides:
Justice Felix Frankfurter concurring in Brown notes the "uniqueness" of habeas corpus is its availability to "bring into question the legality of a person's restraint and to require justification for such detention". [3] Justice Chase said habeas corpus has long been considered "the best and only sufficient defence of personal freedom".
In his decision, U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson granted the writ of habeas corpus petition and explored alternative theories as to how the bottle could have ended up at the scene, noting that ...
claim of actual innocence is not grounds for federal habeas corpus relief Spectrum Sports, Inc. v. McQuillan: 506 U.S. 447 (1993) quantum of proof required for a claim of attempted monopolization under § 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act: Shaw v. Reno: 506 U.S. 630 (1993) appropriateness of considering race in redistricting Reno v. Flores: 507 U ...
But it’s rare for such a challenge to be successful: Tapper noted in his original Atlantic story that a 2007 study found habeas petitions are successful in just 0.3% of cases.
This category is for articles about court cases that interpret the statutes and procedures that govern habeas corpus petitions in the United States.Cases in which habeas was merely the process by which the case reached the court, but which did not include a substantive discussion of habeas corpus itself, should not be included.
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008), was a writ of habeas corpus petition made in a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar Boumediene, a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in military detention by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba.