Habeas Corpus: Rethinking the Great Writ of Liberty

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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I 1 Introduction to Part I 9 2 The Origins of the Suspension Clause 12 3 The Opinion in Ex Parte Bollman 20 4 Bollman’s Errors—I 29 5 Bollman’s Errors—II 36 6 Some Suggestive Court Decisions 42 7 Conclusion to Part I 46 Part II 8 Introduction to Part II 49 9 The Legal Proceedings in Frank: The First Round 52 10 The Legal Proceedings in Frank: Federal Habeas Corpus 58 11 From Frank to Moore 65 12 The Legal Proceedings in Moore: The State Criminal Proceedings 68 13 The Legal Proceedings in Moore: The State Collateral Proceedings 73 14 The Legal Proceedings in Moore: The Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings 77 15 Frank v. Moore: The Legal and Historical Explanations 86 vii Part III 16 Introduction to Part III 95 17 Backdrop to the Construction of a Piltdown Man 97 18 The Drafting of Brown: The Core 106 19 The Drafting of Brown: The Periphery 119 20 The Brown Opinions 130 21 The Pre-Bator Context of Brown 135 22 Understanding Brown 140 Part IV 23 Epilogue: Habeas Corpus as a Protector of Individual Liberty in a Federal System 147 Notes 155 Index 229 About the Author 243 viii | Contents ...