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The right to ''habeas corpus'' is phrased as a [[writ]], making reference to the arcane system of writs by which legal claims were adjudicated prior to the 1900s (e.g., the "writ of replevin," or "writ of mandamus").  Thus, the right is referred to as "the writ of ''habeas corpus''," or, "the Great Writ."

The right to ''habeas corpus'' is phrased as a [[writ]], making reference to the arcane system of writs by which legal claims were adjudicated prior to the 1900s (e.g., the "writ of replevin," or "writ of mandamus").  Thus, the right is referred to as "the writ of ''habeas corpus''," or, "the Great Writ."

The United States Constitution enshrines the right in Article I, Section 9, the [[Suspension Clause]], which outlines under which highly specified conditions the Writ may be suspended.<ref>U.S. Const., Art I, Sec. 9</ref>  While the Writ is not specifically granted to United States citizens, the Founders intended, and the Supreme Court agrees, that it was not explicitly mentioned because it was not perceived as necessary, the Writ being so fundamental to even [[British]] government at the time of the Founding.<ref>See Hamdi v. Rumsfield, 542 U.S. 507 (2004) Scalia, J., concurring.</ref>

The United States Constitution enshrines the right in Article I, Section 9, the [[Suspension Clause]], which outlines under which highly specified conditions the Writ may be suspended.<ref>U.S. Const., Art I, Sec. 9</ref>  While the Writ is not specifically granted to United States citizens, the Founders intended, and the Supreme Court agrees, that it was not explicitly mentioned because it was not perceived as necessary, the concept being fundamental to both English Common and Statute Law at the time of the Founding.<ref>See Hamdi v. Rumsfield, 542 U.S. 507 (2004) Scalia, J., concurring.</ref>

[[United States]] [[Attorney General]] [[Alberto Gonzales]] has pointed out that there is no expressed grant of ''habeas corpus'' in the [[Constitution]].<ref>http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml</ref>

[[United States]] [[Attorney General]] [[Alberto Gonzales]] has pointed out that there is no expressed grant of ''habeas corpus'' in the [[Constitution]].<ref>http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml</ref>