Senate Votes to Not Restore Habeas Corpus

Yes it happened last week – just filing it here for future reference.

Senators voted 56-43 in favor of the bill, but the final tally was short of the 60 votes needed under Senate rules for it to move forward. The bill would have restored the ancient writ of habeas corpus to inmates, giving them recourse to the US civil justice system.

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