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apr 28, 1866 - Ex Parte Milligan (Apr1866)

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Supreme Court had ruled in case Ex parte Milligan (1866) that military tribunals couldn’t try civilians even during wartime in areas where civil courts were open; Military reconstruction of S took away certain functions of president as commander in chief; Peacetime military rule not in spirit w/ Constitution but there were extreme circumstances

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apr 28, 1866
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~ 159 years ago