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ESSAY Fred Thompson reads the Supreme Court's decision re habeas corpus and Guantanamo detainees and concludes, "the majority knew where they wanted to go and simply had to figure out how to get there. The trip was not a pretty one." |
HISTORY
The English Parliament first established habeas corpus as a fundamental right protecting individuals from state abuse in 1679. |
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SOURCE DOCUMENT
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SONG Sometimes the tricky part isn't "having a body" but making sure you get the right guilty party. In the real case on which this Kingston Trio hit was based, there was considerable doubt whether Tom Dula's confession was truthful or he was taking the rap for another jealous girlfriend. |
SHORT STORY
Wonder if any of those terrorists who now have habeas corpus rights have the conscience of Edgar Allen Poe's murderer? |
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POETRY
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