08/22/2018
https://www.congress.gov...
"If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason."
"That's incorrect. Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people."
"Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people."
"The Constitution includes this provision as a constitutional power in Article I."