Trumbull, Lyman:

ARGUMENT OF HON. LYMAN TRUMBULL IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 4, 1868, IN THE MATTER OF EX PARTE WILLIAM H. McCARDLE, APPELLANT. REPORTED BY D.F. MURPHY.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868. 29pp, original printed wrappers [margins lightly browned]. Stitched, Very Good.

McCardle, a Mississippi newspaper editor, was arrested for treason in 1867 by order of General Ord, commanding the Reconstruction military government of Mississippi.
Trumbull, on behalf of the government, argued that an 1867 statute rendered courts powerless to issue writs of habeas corpus under such circumstances. McCardle argued that the military trial of a civilian, like McCardle, was unconstitutional, as is suspension of the writ.
Hall, OXFORD COMPANION TO THE SUPREME COURT 534. Item #38538

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