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The Story of Tarble's Case: State Habeas and Federal Detention

Ann Woolhandler, University of Virginia Law School
Michael G. Collins, University of Virginia Law School

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forthcoming: Federal Courts Stories, Judith Resnik & Vicki Jackson, eds.

Abstract

This essay addresses the background to and significance of Tarble’s Case (1872), in which the Supreme Court concluded that state courts lack the power to issue habeas corpus to challenge the lawfulness of detention by federal officials.

Subject Area

Courts, Legal History, Public Law and Legal Theory

Recommended Citation

Ann Woolhandler and Michael G. Collins, "The Story of Tarble's Case: State Habeas and Federal Detention" (June 2009). University of Virginia Legal Working Paper Series. University of Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Working Paper Series. Working Paper 121.
http://law.bepress.com/uvalwps/uva_publiclaw/art121

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