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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But habeas corpus is in fact a federal civil proceeding, where much broader rules apply.
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Had he seen a challenge to the controversial habeas corpus situation as a means to garner attention?
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His petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by the circuit court.
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Kennedy and other opponents of habeas corpus reform made a last-minute appeal to have the provision stripped from the bill.
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The first effectively eliminated the filing of successive habeas corpus claims.
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The Senate added restrictions on habeas corpus , or the right of prisoners to appeal against death sentences.
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Yet the bill that has emerged from conference still includes the habeas corpus restrictions and the easier deportation rules.