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Habeas Corpus Act of 1863  

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  • The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act of March 3, 1863, authorized President Abraham Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War. Lincoln's suspension of the writ permitted the military to arrest and imprison without trial anyone threatening public safety. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Habeas Corpus Act of 1863]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ML2LBMK0-V

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