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The Body of John Merryman : Abraham Lincoln and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (272 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674063259
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Body of John MerrymanDDC classification:
  • 347.73/5
LOC classification:
  • KF223
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Challenge -- 2. Conflicted Ground -- 3. The Squire of Hayfields -- 4. The Writ and the Suspension -- 5. All the Laws but One -- 6. Weighing In -- 7. The Courts -- 8. A Gentleman Still -- 9. The Great Tribunal -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: When Chief Justice Taney declared Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional and demanded the release of John Merryman, Lincoln defied the order, offering a forceful counter-argument for the constitutionality of his actions. The result was one of the most significant cases in American legal history--a case that resonates in our own time.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Challenge -- 2. Conflicted Ground -- 3. The Squire of Hayfields -- 4. The Writ and the Suspension -- 5. All the Laws but One -- 6. Weighing In -- 7. The Courts -- 8. A Gentleman Still -- 9. The Great Tribunal -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

When Chief Justice Taney declared Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional and demanded the release of John Merryman, Lincoln defied the order, offering a forceful counter-argument for the constitutionality of his actions. The result was one of the most significant cases in American legal history--a case that resonates in our own time.

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