McGinty, Brian.

The body of John Merryman Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus / [electronic resource] : Brian McGinty. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011. - 253 p., [10] p. of plates : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.

The challenge -- Conflicted ground -- The squire of Hayfields -- The writ and the suspension -- All the laws but one -- Weighing in -- The courts -- A gentleman still -- The great tribunal.


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Merryman, John, 1824-1881 --Trials, litigation, etc.


United States. Supreme Court.


War and emergency powers--United States.
Habeas corpus--United States.


Electronic books.

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