Hazards for Habeas Corpus: justice demands that an accused criminal be given the right of "habeas corpus," the ability to challenge the legality of his detention, but this right is being steadily eroded

New American, The, Oct 13, 2008 by Edwin Vieira, Jr.

Thus, the scorecard tells the tale: if "We the People" wish to preserve America's freedoms from what Blackstone denounced as the most "dangerous engine of arbitrary government," we have to step up to the plate.

Edwin Vieira, Jr. is an attorney and author who concentrates on issues of constitutional law. He has won three cases in the Supreme Court of the United States.