Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 3/8/2007--Introduced.
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007- Repeals provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that eliminated the jurisdiction of any court to hear or consider applications for a writ of habeas corpus filed by aliens who have been determined by the United Stat... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| March 08, 2007 |
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April 16, 2008 Sorta like mowin your lawn 3
attach HR 1416 the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 repealing the portions of the Military Commissions Act which suspended habeas corpus and the Geneva Conventions --- and HR 1352 the Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act which would ...
Source: A Lovely Promise
April 15, 2008 Torturous Strategery by digby I would like to reiterate D-Day's ...
But long term, we need to do something more. one possibility, is that the House is about to bring up Defense Appropriations Bill (I don't know exactly when) and perhaps these revelations will motivate the appropriators to attach HR 1416 ...
Source: Hullabaloo
January 17, 2008 Response from Rep Michael Arcuri
In an attempt to achieve these goals, I am a strong cosponsor of both the Restoring the Constitution Act (HR 1415) and the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act (HR 1416). HR 1415 reinstitutes the jurisdiction of federal courts over writs of ...
Source: Reillyblog dot com










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