John Merryman
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John Merryman was a Maryland state militia officer whose Civil War–era arrest and subsequent habeas corpus case, Ex parte Merryman, became a landmark challenge to President Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of civil liberties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maryland militia officer
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person ⓘ |
| allegedActivity | suspected secessionist activities in Maryland ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Union military authorities ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Confederate sympathizers in Maryland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| detainedAt | Fort McHenry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance |
central figure in early Civil War habeas corpus controversy
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involved in constitutional dispute over war powers and civil liberties ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of presidential suspension of habeas corpus
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scope of executive power during rebellion ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | petitioner in Ex parte Merryman ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
United States constitutional law scholarship
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histories of the American Civil War and civil liberties in wartime ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Maryland state militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest by Union authorities during the American Civil War
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detention at Fort McHenry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the petitioner in Ex parte Merryman
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challenging Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States federal government under Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedLegalActionBy | Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer in the Maryland state militia ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | symbol of resistance to executive suspension of habeas corpus ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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