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[kawr-puhs] / ˈkɔr pəs /


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After their arrests, their wives filed habeas corpus petitions at the Supreme Court, challenging the legality of their detentions.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As president, he didn’t when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus early in the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

And there’s this one, a pioneering one in California criminal law: a crime even without a corpse, the body of evidence — the corpus delicti.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

There was a period of time. before what’s called the administrative period, where the writ of habeas corpus was the only way to challenge an order of deportation.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

The Court decided to bar claims from federal habeas corpus review if they weren't initially presented to state courts.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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