Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
- Written by Brooks D. Simpson, Foundation Professor of History, Arizona State University
There's a conflict brewing over the rights of the arrested and detained; it's not a new conflict.busra İspir, iStock/Getty Images PlusThe principle of habeas corpus, a legal phrase, is a simple one: Translated from the Latin as “produce the body,” it provides that a judge may compel prosecutors to supply evidence to determine...