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The body of John Merryman : Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus

Title
The body of John Merryman : Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus / Brian McGinty.
Author
McGinty, Brian.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Description
253 p., [10] p. of plates : ill.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Merryman, John, 1824-1881 > Trials, litigation, etc
  • United States. Supreme Court
  • War and emergency powers > United States
  • Habeas corpus > United States
  • Ex parte Merryman (1861)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.
Contents
The challenge -- Conflicted ground -- The squire of Hayfields -- The writ and the suspension -- All the laws but one -- Weighing in -- The courts -- A gentleman still -- The great tribunal.
Call Number
JFD 11-3254
ISBN
  • 9780674061552
  • 0674061551
LCCN
2011012149
OCLC
YBP 2011012149
Author
McGinty, Brian.
Title
The body of John Merryman : Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus / Brian McGinty.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.
Indexed Term
Ex parte Merryman (1861)
Research Call Number
JFD 11-3254
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