Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)

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Ex parte Quirin is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government's authority to try enemy saboteurs, including U.S. citizens, before military tribunals rather than civilian courts during wartime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Supreme Court case
World War II-era case
legal case
chiefJustice Justice Harlan F. Stone
surface form: Harlan F. Stone
citation 317 U.S. 1
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1942-07-31
distinguishedFrom Ex parte Milligan
holding Military tribunals may exercise jurisdiction over offenses against the law of war
The President has authority as Commander in Chief to order trial of enemy belligerents by military commission
The federal government may try enemy saboteurs by military tribunal rather than civilian courts during wartime
The petitioners were not entitled to trial by jury in Article III courts
U.S. citizens who are enemy combatants may be tried by military tribunal for offenses against the law of war
involves German saboteurs
U.S. citizens
enemy combatants
habeas corpus petitions
military commission
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalPrinciple Congress may authorize military commissions under its war powers
Distinction between lawful and unlawful combatants
Habeas corpus review is available to persons held by military authorities
The Articles of War provide statutory basis for military commissions
Unlawful enemy combatants may be tried by military commission
legalSubject civil liberties in wartime
constitutional law
due process
enemy combatants
executive power
habeas corpus
law of war
military jurisdiction
military tribunals
separation of powers
war powers
opinionBy Justice Harlan F. Stone
surface form: Harlan F. Stone
proceduralPosture habeas corpus petitions filed by German saboteurs challenging military tribunal jurisdiction
relatedConstitutionalProvision Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article II of the U.S. Constitution

Article III of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article III of the U.S. Constitution

Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
surface form: Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
surface form: Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Suspension Clause
relatedStatute Articles of War (Royal Navy)
surface form: Articles of War
relatedTo Ex parte Milligan
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
surface form: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Military Commissions Act of 2006
opinion in Rasul v. Bush
surface form: Rasul v. Bush
result Habeas corpus petitions denied
Military tribunal convictions allowed to stand
unanimousDecision true
warContext World War II
year 1942

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United States military commission subjectOf Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)
United States Supreme Court cases of the Stone Court includesCase Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)
this entity surface form: Ex parte Quirin