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Habeas corpus (/ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ ; from Medieval Latin, lit. 'you should have the body')[1] is a legal procedure by which a report can be made to a court alleging the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and requesting that the court order the individual's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Habeas corpus predates the USA, I guess it's fitting that it will outlive it.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

dont' worry. all these "unlawful detentions" we're hearing about will soon be 100% lawful