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Habeas corpus restoration moves forward in Congress.(Inside Track)
On June 7, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act, which would reinstate the right of habeas corpus--the protection against arbitrary and indefinite imprisonment. The new legislation was made necessary in 2006 when Congress severely limited and, according to some, actually revoked the right of habeas corpus--even for American citizens--when it passed the Military Commissions Act.
If passed by both the Senate and the House and signed into law, the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act would allow detainees and enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to challenge their imprisonment in federal courts. More importantly, it would undo the dangerous possibility that, under the Military Commissions Act, American citizens might find ...
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