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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 mentions the right in Article I, Section 9.<ref>U.S. Const., Art I, Sec. 9</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>

The United States Constitution mentions the right in Article I, Section 9.<ref>U.S. Const., Art I, Sec. 9</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> However, Gonzales's interpretation has no binding authority on the courts. 

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