Today, House chairmen Ike Skelton (D-MS) of the Armed Services Committee and John Conyers (D-MI) of the Judiciary Committee announced legislation that would finally restore habeas corpus rights to U.S. detainees being imprisoned indefinitely without trial. picked by democracy101 1 year ago tags politics |
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The Magna Carta and the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus is 793 years old today. One of the cornerstones of our oft-forgotten civil liberties. picked by doggylives 5 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
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