The former governor is overseeing a vast machine dedicated to encroaching on rights that she may not even know Americans have.

It doesn't matter that President Donald Trump may purport to suspend habeas corpus only for illegal aliens. If he does, who gets to decide who is an illegal alien?

The writ of habeas corpus, a right deeply rooted in English common law and recognized by the U.S. Constitution, allows people nabbed by the government to challenge their detention in court. That complicates President Donald Trump' immigration crackdown.

Trump’s decision to accept it — he’ll take anybody’s luxury jet, if it’s just being given away — is one of the most shameless acts of corruption in the history of the American presidency, dwarfed only by this president’s other acts of brazen corruption, self-dealing and personal enrichment.

The Trump Administration is stepping up its war on the rule of law. Is this bluster aimed at intimidating judges, or the start of something worse?

“The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” From Auto Services, to Best Places to Eat ...

“The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” There is no rebellion, as there was during ...

Now, according to White House official Stephen Miller, the administration is “actively looking at” whether to attempt to “suspend” the right to habeas corpus — that is, the ability to ...

“The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended,” reads Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution, “unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may ...