Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, couldn't define habeas corpus when asked to do so at a recent Senate hearing, instead flipping the constitutional provision into a presidential ...

The future of habeas corpus has been pushed into the spotlight as President Donald Trump has been involved in discussions inside his administration over potentially taking the extreme step of ...

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a congressional hearing on Tuesday had a contentious exchange about habeas corpus, the constitutional right that allows people to challenge their ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Senators grilled Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Tuesday on ...

The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King's Prerogative to the War on Terror, by Anthony Gregory, Cambridge University Press, 420 pp., $99. This month marks the five-year anniversary of ...

The secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, got a pop quiz at a Senate hearing this week. The question came from Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. KRISTI NOEM: Well, habeas ...

Habeas corpus is a legal principle that allows people who believe they are being unlawfully detained or imprisoned to petition for their release in court. Immigrants and rights groups have filed ...

In the final hours before adjourning in 2006, Congress passed and the president signed the Military Commissions Act (MCA). In doing so they cast aside the Constitution and the principle of habeas ...