Restore Habeas Corpus
Sign the Alliance for Justice Petition to Restore Habeas Corpus Petition Text: We call on the United States Congress to enact legislation that will restore our Nation’s commitment to law and freedom. In the fall of 2006, Congress passed a law governing military commissions, which included a provision that stripped certain detainees of their habeas corpus rights. Habeas corpus has been the bedrock of our justice system for centuries. The Supreme Court asserted that it “is the fundamental instrument for…