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Habeas Corpus (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School)

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A Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School) Wex entry on habeas corpus, the Magna Carta origin of the writ, the Suspension Clause, and the Guantanamo Bay detainee litigation culminating in Boumediene v Bush (2008).

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https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/habeas_corpus
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Claims Backed By This Source (5 claims)

This source backs 5 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 held Differently. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Doctrines, 3 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 held Differently, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.

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