The Great Writ

Welcome to The Great Writ. We hope this blog on habeas corpus and post conviction relief will be a useful resource for those of you interested in this area of the law.

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  • A Step back in History – Part 2

    On April 23 I published the following post – the D.U.B. and R.M.M. case is interested as a different habeas issue arose with respect to this case than from Ozturk. These cases involve the Alien Enemies Act – not the immigration statutes – so the habeas issues are different. Yesterday, Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney of Continue reading

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  • A Step by in History – Part 1

    On April 21, 2025 I posted the following regarding the District Court’s decision in Ozturk v. Trump.  Ozturk was a student at Tufts who was detained months after she co-authored an article in the Tufts student newspaper arguably criticizing Israel for the ongoing conflict in Gaza.  After Ozturk’s detention, she was transported across New England, eventually to be Continue reading

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