jan 10, 1870 - Habeas corpus

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Part of the Constitution (article 7)
"habeas corpus" means "you have a body".
Says that when ppl are arrested, they have to be sent to a judge.
This is a protection against unfair imprisonment.
The US army can now directly arrest Klan members.

A recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful.

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