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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2241', '§112', '§1005', '§1405', '§7', '§1063', '§ 2241', '§7']

28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2014) - Power to grant writ :: Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Sections 1 - 5001) - US Code :: Justia
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Part VI - Particular Proceedings (Sections 2201 - 5001)
Chapter 153 - Habeas Corpus (Sections 2241 - 2256)
Sec. 2241 - Power to grant writ
Contains section 2241
Source Credit June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 964; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, §112, 63 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 89-590, Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 811; Pub. L. 109-148, div. A, title X, §1005(e)(1), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2741; Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title XIV, §1405(e)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3477; Pub. L. 109-366, §7(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2635; Pub. L. 110-181, div. A, title X, §1063(f), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 323.
Statutes at Large References 36 Stat. 1167
62 Stat. 964
80 Stat. 811
119 Stat. 2741, 3477
120 Stat. 2635, 2631, 2636
122 Stat. 323
Public and Private Laws Public Law 89-590, Public Law 109-148, Public Law 109-163, Public Law 109-366, Public Law 110-181
28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2014)
Words "for the purpose of an inquiry into the cause of restraint of liberty" in section 452 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as merely descriptive of the writ.
For information regarding constitutionality of certain provisions of this section, as added and amended by section 1005(e)(1) of Pub. L. 109–148 and section 7(a) of Pub. L. 109–366, see Congressional Research Service, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, Appendix 1, Acts of Congress Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court of the United States.
1949—Subsec. (b). Act May 24, 1949, inserted commas after "Supreme Court" and "any justice thereof".
Pub. L. 109–366, §7(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2636, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006], and shall apply to all cases, without exception, pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act which relate to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of detention of an alien detained by the United States since September 11, 2001."
"(a) In General.—No person may invoke the Geneva Conventions or any protocols thereto in any habeas corpus or other civil action or proceeding to which the United States, or a current or former officer, employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other agent of the United States is a party as a source of rights in any court of the United States or its States or territories.
"(b) Geneva Conventions Defined.—In this section, the term 'Geneva Conventions' means—
"(1) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3114);
"(2) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3217);
"(3) the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3316); and
"(4) the Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3516)."