The body of John Merryman: Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus
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| Beschreibung: | 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 "In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus along the military line between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. This allowed army officers to arrest and indefinitely detain persons who were interfering with military operations in the area. When John Merryman, a wealthy Marylander suspected of burning bridges to prevent the passage of U.S. troops to Washington, was detained in Fort McHenry, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Roger Taney, declared the suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional and demanded Merryman's immediate release. Lincoln defied Taney's order, offering his own forceful counter-argument for the constitutionality of his actions. Thus the stage was set for one of the most dramatic personal and legal confrontations the country has ever witnessed. The Body of John Merryman is the first book-length examination of this much-misunderstood chapter in American history. Brian McGinty captures the tension and uncertainty that surrounded the early months of the Civil War, explaining how Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was first and foremost a military action that only subsequently became a crucial constitutional battle. McGinty's narrative brings to life the personalities that drove this uneasy standoff and expands our understanding of the war as a legal--and not just a military, political, and social--conflict. The Body of John Merryman is an extraordinarily readable book that illuminates the contours of one of the most significant cases in American legal history--a case that continues to resonate in our own time"--Provided by publisher |
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| spelling | McGinty, Brian Verfasser aut The body of John Merryman Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus Brian McGinty Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2011 1 Online-Ressource (253 p., [10] p. of plates) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier 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 "In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus along the military line between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. This allowed army officers to arrest and indefinitely detain persons who were interfering with military operations in the area. When John Merryman, a wealthy Marylander suspected of burning bridges to prevent the passage of U.S. troops to Washington, was detained in Fort McHenry, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Roger Taney, declared the suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional and demanded Merryman's immediate release. Lincoln defied Taney's order, offering his own forceful counter-argument for the constitutionality of his actions. Thus the stage was set for one of the most dramatic personal and legal confrontations the country has ever witnessed. The Body of John Merryman is the first book-length examination of this much-misunderstood chapter in American history. Brian McGinty captures the tension and uncertainty that surrounded the early months of the Civil War, explaining how Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was first and foremost a military action that only subsequently became a crucial constitutional battle. McGinty's narrative brings to life the personalities that drove this uneasy standoff and expands our understanding of the war as a legal--and not just a military, political, and social--conflict. The Body of John Merryman is an extraordinarily readable book that illuminates the contours of one of the most significant cases in American legal history--a case that continues to resonate in our own time"--Provided by publisher Lincoln, Abraham swd Merryman, John swd Taney, Roger Brooke swd Merryman, John / 1824-1881 / Trials, litigation, etc Merryman, John / 1824-1881 fast Merryman, John 1824-1881 Trials, litigation, etc Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 (DE-588)11857308X gnd rswk-swf Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1865 (DE-588)12909479X gnd rswk-swf Merryman, John 1824-1881 (DE-588)1021104426 gnd rswk-swf United States / Supreme Court United States / Supreme Court fast United States Supreme Court Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Haftprüfung swd Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) swd LAW / Civil Procedure bisacsh LAW / Legal Services bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch bisacsh HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh Habeas corpus fast War and emergency powers fast War and emergency powers United States Habeas corpus United States Haftprüfung (DE-588)4158751-0 gnd rswk-swf Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 (DE-588)4136055-2 gnd rswk-swf USA USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Merryman, John 1824-1881 (DE-588)1021104426 p Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1865 (DE-588)12909479X p Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 (DE-588)11857308X p USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 (DE-588)4136055-2 s Haftprüfung (DE-588)4158751-0 s Geschichte z 1\p DE-604 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=502808 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | The body of John Merryman Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus |
| title_auth | The body of John Merryman Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus |
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| title_full | The body of John Merryman Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus Brian McGinty |
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