The body of John Merryman : Abraham Lincoln and the suspension of habeas corpus /
McGinty, Brian.
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The challenge -- Conflicted ground -- The squire of Hayfields -- The writ and the suspension -- All the laws but one -- Weighing in -- The courts -- A gentleman still -- The great tribunal.
Merryman, John, 1824-1881
United States. Supreme Court.
War and emergency powers
Habeas corpus