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The purpose of habeas corpus

By Gideon

More from Boumediene: Indeed, common-law habeas corpus was, above all, an adaptable remedy. Its precise application and scope changed depending upon the circumstances. See 3 Blackstone *131 (describing habeas as ?the great and efficacious writ, in all manner of illegal confinement?); see also Schlup v. Delo, 513 U. S. 298, 319 (1995) (Habeas ?is, at its core, an equitable remedy?); Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U. S. 236, 243 (1963) (Habeas is not ?a static, narrow, formalistic remedy; its scope has read more

Full post as published by A Public Defender on June 12, 2008 (boomark / email).