Concept thread · Procedure

the writ of habeas corpus

The guarantee that a person detained may compel the state to justify the imprisonment before a court; the Constitution forbids suspending the privilege except in cases of rebellion or invasion.

The thread

1. 1787 · enacts
   The statute guarantees every territorial inhabitant the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus.
   Northwest Ordinance →
2. 1787 · codifies · codified into law
   The Constitution fixes the privilege of habeas corpus as a constitutional guarantee, suspendable only in rebellion or invasion.
   Constitution of the United States →

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