Ex Parte Merriman

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Ex Parte Merriman is an important U.S. Supreme Court case from 1861.

Here the court ruled, against President Abraham Lincoln�s wishes, that the writ of habeas corpus may not be suspended, even in wartime or other extreme emergency. The case arose out of the American Civil War.

See also: List of United States Supreme Court cases

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Ex_Parte_Merriman" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Parte_Merriman, used under the GNU Free Documentation License