Tag: habeas corpus

Boumediene v. Bush

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Following is the case brief for Boumediene v. Bush, United States Supreme Court, (2008) Case summary for Boumediene v. Bush: Boumediene and other Guantanamo bay detainees filed for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge their confinement conditions. A provision of the Military Commissions Act (MCA) prevented unlawful alien detainees from challenging confinement conditions. Boumediene and the other detainees then […]

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Habeas Corpus

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Habeas corpus is a legal action in which a prisoner challenges the authority of the jail or prison to continue holding him. This Latin term translates as, “you have the body,” and it allows incarcerated people to seek relief from unlawful confinement. Habeas corpus is a protection against illegal imprisonment, afforded to United States citizens as outlined in the Suspension […]

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