habeas corpus
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California’s district judges were overrun with emergency petitions for writs of habeas corpus, a legal maneuver rarely used outside death row appeals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The day of The Times’ article publication, the public defenders office helped the family file a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Wilber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even in the authors’ account, aides sometimes seem to let an idea be floated and then disappear or, as in the case of Mr. Miller’s alleged contempt for habeas corpus, push back strongly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
At the time, the departures left the office understaffed amid a glut of habeas corpus petition cases from federal immigration detainees challenging their arrests during the surge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Shultz filed his habeas corpus petition, and the Kansas Supreme Court commissioned one of its own retired justices, the Honorable Walter G. Thiele, to conduct a full-scale hearing.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
