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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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[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Judges shouldn't fear being arrested, for some judges, that's what every single person that comes in front of them has been through. They should uphold the law, knowing that other judges will also uphold the law when it comes to them. They should put some trust in the system that they work with every single day, for decades sometimes, so they can fight for the rule of law over corruption, greed, and hate.

If judges aren't willing to stand up for the law, how can they expect any other legal professional to do so?

[–] _____@lemm.ee 1 points 15 hours ago

felonious bolus

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

still is. doesn't cease to exist for the rest of the world just because the us wants to shit the bed.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

It will when fascists roll the largest military in human history up to their front doors

[–] 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

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Blind justice, ha, that's a joke.

[–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's an ideal to be worked towards.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

No, it's a flawed ideal that needs to be reconstructed

Justice never has been blind and pretending it is only allows systemic abuse

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works -3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Monkey Paw: You can have the body, cold and dead

There, Habeas Corpus, the right to a speedy corpse or whatever 🫠

[–] mriormro@lemm.ee -1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works -1 points 19 hours ago

It won't be so funny when they come for you.

First, they came for...

...

Then they came for me, and there is no one left to speak for me.