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minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 days agoYou may be thinking of Lincoln suspending the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War? Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 2: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. Lincoln signed off on a law saying that the President could suspend the right under the same conditions.
minus-squareYurkshireLad@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoPossibly, I can’t remember. It’s possible my brain is making stuff up.
You may be thinking of Lincoln suspending the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War?
Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 2:
Lincoln signed off on a law saying that the President could suspend the right under the same conditions.
Possibly, I can’t remember. It’s possible my brain is making stuff up.