Ex parte Milligan

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United States Supreme Court case habeas corpus case legal decision

Ex parte Milligan is an 1866 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the use of military tribunals for civilians when civil courts are open, reinforcing constitutional protections during wartime.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ habeas corpus case ⓘ legal decision ⓘ
areaOfLaw	civil liberties ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ military law ⓘ
backgroundEvent	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
citation	18 L. Ed. 281 ⓘ 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 2 ⓘ
concurringOpinionBy	Noah H. Swayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel F. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen J. Field NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Article III of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Suspension Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	1866-04-03 ⓘ
fullCaseName	Ex parte Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	United States federal law ⓘ
holding	military tribunals cannot try civilians when civil courts are open and functioning ⓘ the application of military tribunals to citizens when civilian courts are open is unconstitutional ⓘ the laws and Constitution of the United States are not suspended in wartime in loyal states where courts are open ⓘ
impact	limited federal government’s ability to use military tribunals for civilians ⓘ reinforced judicial protection of civil liberties during wartime ⓘ
keyPrinciple	civilian courts have primacy over military tribunals when open ⓘ constitutional protections apply in wartime as well as in peace ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalIssue	application of constitutional rights in wartime ⓘ suspension of habeas corpus ⓘ use of military tribunals for civilians ⓘ
locationOfEvents	Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy	David Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBodyInvolved	military commission in Indiana ⓘ
partyDescription	Lambdin P. Milligan was a civilian resident of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
petitioner	Lambdin P. Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedCase	Boumediene v. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Ex parte Quirin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamdan v. Rumsfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamdi v. Rumsfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedDoctrine	martial law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
respondent	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Milligan’s military conviction declared void ⓘ writ of habeas corpus granted ⓘ
term	1865 term ⓘ
vote	9–0 ⓘ
yearDecided	1866 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chase Court → notableCase → Ex parte Milligan ⓘ

Ex parte Merryman → isOftenComparedTo → Ex parte Milligan ⓘ

Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case) → relatedTo → Ex parte Milligan ⓘ

subject surface form: Ex parte Quirin

Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case) → distinguishedFrom → Ex parte Milligan ⓘ

subject surface form: Ex parte Quirin