Arrest of James Royce

On February 5, 2021, U.S. President Tom Kirkman invoked Article I Section IX of the U.S. Constitution and suspended Michigan governor James Royce's writ of habeas corpus right before ordering federal marshals to arrest him for treason. Royce conspired with the Michigan National Guard to refuse the order to federalize in response to the Michigan civil rights crisis, and violated Kirkman's executive order declaring his governorship to be in rebellion against the United States in accordance with 10 U.S. Code § 12406. Royce was subsequently removed from office and sentenced to imprisonment. His arrest successfully ended the civil rights crisis, and Kirkman became only the third president in American history to suspend habeas corpus.
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