Habeas corpus, known as the “Great Writ,” is a centuries-old legal instrument. The phrase is Latin for “you have the body.” ...

The writ of habeas corpus is a safeguard against unlawful detention. It requires the government to justify, under the law, ...

Opinion: Republicans keep ... only Congress has the right to suspend habeas corpus, and that’s only “when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” ...

Trump officials have pushed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to pick up the pace by arresting 3,000 ...

What's in a word like "invasion"—the one the Trump administration is tossing around in connection with the Alien Enemies Act and the writ of habeas corpus? After all, don't Americans share a ...

Article 1, which deals with the power of Congress, provides that “The Privileges of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public ...

Habeas corpus is a foundational concept enshrined in our constitution. It is amazingly sad and telling that our Secretary of Homeland Security – the same person widely known for her ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Hassan had to senator-splain this basic legal right to Noem, correctly saying: “Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and ...

It reads: “The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.” The placement in Article I is ...

Trump officials know that, in an invasion, the Constitution permits habeas corpus to be suspended to the extent it's needed to secure public safety. The Trump administration is now toying with the ...