Habeas Corpus petitions is a legal request asking a federal judge to review whether someone is being held lawfully.

President Donald Trump appeared puzzled after he was asked a question during a White House roundtable — and the moment has ...

President Trump tried to deflect a question about habeas corpus to Kristi Noem this week, and Seth Meyers thought it was ...

During his remarks at the White House in August, President Trump mistook the word "habeas corpus" for a person's name. Trump ...

The US Supreme Court heard argument Tuesday in a case about how federal prisoners access courts to challenge their sentences, ...

A case of whether seven chimpanzees, currently all at the DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace, Mich., should be granted habeas ...

Habeas corpus is not a “who,” but a what. It is the basic legal principle requiring the government to explain to a judge why ...

On Monday, the White House would not rule out suspending habeas corpus ahead of the approach of a migrant caravan to the US border. Suspending habeas corpus is seen as a move that could allow ...

While Trump stumbled over the question, Noem may not have been the best person to ask about the fundamental right. In May, as the White House threatened to suspend habeas corpus, Noem stunned members ...

The petitioner was released in August 2025 based on a high court judgment in a similar habeas corpus petition filed by her ...