habeas corpus
Example Sentences
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Tortora, meanwhile, languishes in squalid jail cells and a country with only a casual regard for habeas corpus.
The family’s lawyer filed a habeas corpus complaint early last week requesting the court review the legality of Kaur’s detention.
From Los Angeles Times
Even worse, on June 16 Paxton asked a trial judge to set a new execution date for Roberson — without waiting for the Court of Criminal Appeals to decide on his habeas corpus petition.
From Salon
The Honduran woman, not named in court documents, filed a petition for writs of habeas corpus, challenging the legality of her and her family’s detention at a Texas facility.
From Los Angeles Times
That's just ignorant smearing by someone who doesn't even know what habeas corpus is.
From Salon
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