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Power, J. L., fl. 1861 The Merryman habeas corpus case, Baltimore. The proceedings in full and opinion of Chief Justice Taney. The United States Government a military despotism.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00833 Author/Creator: Power, J. L., fl. 1861 Place Written: Jackson, Mississippi Type: Pamphlet Date: 1861 Pagination: 16 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Prints the proceedings of the Merryman case and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's decision that Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was unconstitutional.

Power, J. L., fl. 1861
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
Merryman, John, 1824-1881

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