Has the Writ of Habeas Corpus Been Suspended? Nope. (Updated)
Opponents of the soon-to-be-passed Military Commissions Act establishing procedures for interrogating and trying alleged terrorists have charged that the bill would suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus. I think it would be serious thing to suspend the Writ and I am persuaded that my earlier analysis of Congress' power to suspend the Writ was incomplete and possibly wrong. But...