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There are a lot of Latin legal terms in the news lately. One that has always been considered essential is habeas corpus. The writ of habeas corpus is a very long-standing human right, recognized since ...

These cases deal with whether an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed under Article 11.07 is timely when the applicant files it on the same day that a court of appeals issues its mandate in ...

Earlier this year, the Nonhuman Rights Project (“NRP”) filed an appeal to New York’s highest court, arguing for the release of Happy the Elephant from the Bronx Zoo. The basis of NRP’s case, which was ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has shut down four prisons, with a fifth closure on its way. He’s said those changes, along with some ...

While talking to reporters at the White House, Miller said in a now-viral clip: "Well, the Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of ...

Question: Can a U.S. President suspend the "writ of habeas corpus"? Answer: The writ of habeas corpus is a safeguard against unlawful detention. It requires the government to justify, under the law, ...

This column reports on several significant decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Hector Gonzalez denied a motion to compel arbitration. Judge Joanna ...

Former Trump White House advisor turned MAGA podcaster, Steve Bannon, straight up called for President Donald Trump to suspend the writ of habeas corpus on Thursday, in response to recent court ...

From today's opinion from New York's high court in In the Matter of Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc., written by Judge DiFiore: For centuries, the common law writ of habeas corpus has safeguarded the ...