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Suspension Clause
The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
Article I, ยง 9
Ex parte Milligan
[Boumediene v Bush] (holding that the MCA had failed to provide an "adequate substitute" for federal habeas corpus and thus violated the Suspension Clause).