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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08599.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to President Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus |
| Title | Habeas corpus and martial law |
| Date | 1862 |
| Author | Parker, Joel (1795-1875) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | … A review of the opinion of Chief Justice Taney, in the case of John Merryman. Published by John Campbell. Second addition. Parker reviews the decision of Justice Roger B. Taney regarding the seizure of John Merryman, who was allegedly imprisoned without due process. Cover is missing. Back page is detached from binding. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces US Constitution Law Habeas Corpus Congress Civil Rights Bill of Rights President |
| People | Parker, Joel (1795-1875) Campbell, John (1810-1874) Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864) Merryman, John (1824-1881) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus for all military related cases. Suspension of this writ, which is guaranteed by Article I of the United States Constitution, provoked much controversy. In opposition to Lincoln's action, Taney upheld that the executive did not have the power to suspend the writ. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |