Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
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Passed | June 7, 2007 (Senate Judiciary Committee) |
Introduced by | Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Arlen Specter (Senate), Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Rep. Jane Harman (House) |
A bill, provisionally called the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007, S. 185, passed the
The bill was sponsored by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and (formerly) Republican Senator
A version of the bill was introduced in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1416) by
On June 29, 2007, the Supreme Court agreed to hear outstanding habeas corpus cases, opening up the possibility that they might overturn some or all of the Military Commissions Act.[5][6][7]
The Act was attached, as an amendment, to a defense bill.[6] On September 19, 2007, the Senate voted on a cloture motion for including the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act as an amendment to the FY 2008 Defense Department Authorization bill. The final vote was 56โ43, just four votes short of overriding the Republican filibuster. Every Democrat voted for the bill as well as six Republicans. Those Republicans were Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Gordon Smith (R-Oregon), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), John Sununu (R-New Hampshire), and Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania), who sponsored the bill. The only non-Republican who voted against the bill was Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut).
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) stated that the Senate's passage of the Military Commissions Act, which suspended habeas corpus for detainees, "calls into question the United States' historic role of defender of human rights in the world. It accomplishes what opponents could never accomplish on the battlefield, whittling away our own liberties."[8]
See also
- Military Police: Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees โ United States Army regulation
- Habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees
References
- ^ a b
The Jurist. Archived from the originalon June 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ Statement of Sen. Specter on behalf of himself and Senator Leahy introducing HCRA on December 5, 2006
- ^ Ari Melber, "Senate Begins Real Push on Habeas Corpus", The Nation blog, June 7, 2007
- ^ Amnesty International page on HCRA Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
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The Jurist. Archived from the originalon July 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ a b "Justice for Detainees: Congress can right a wrong in the war on terrorism". The Washington Post. September 18, 2007. p. A18. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ Specter, Arlen (2007-06-26). "S.185 โ 110th Congress (2007-2008): Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007". United States Congress. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan (September 20, 2007). "GOP Blocks Bid on Rights Of Detainees". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2010.