{"product_id":"the-great-writ-a-nations-struggle-with-liberty-and-power-paperback","title":"The Great Writ: A Nation's Struggle with Liberty and Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKerry Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis question has haunted America since October of 1864, when an Indiana lawyer named Lambdin P. Milligan was arrested and sentenced to hang by a military tribunal2. The legal tool at the heart of that struggle was the writ of habeas corpus, a principle so foundational it is often invisible, until a crisis thrusts it into the light3. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Writ: A Nation's Struggle with Liberty and Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping historical and legal narrative that argues \u003cb\u003ethe story of habeas corpus is the story of America's enduring conflict between national security and individual liberty\u003c\/b\u003e4. Independent Researcher Kerry Khan takes readers on a journey through the nation's greatest crises, revealing a cyclical pattern of fear, executive overreach, and the judiciary's often-belated struggle to reclaim the rule of law5. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its English origins and its establishment in the U.S. Constitution, the book dives into the writ's near-collapse during the Civil War, its timid application during the Japanese-American internment of World War II, and its dramatic reassertion in the 21st-century showdown over the Guantanamo Bay detention camp 6. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile many books cover these eras, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Writ\u003c\/i\u003e is the first to use the single, powerful thread of habeas corpus to connect them, offering a fresh and insightful perspective that makes a complex legal history compelling and accessible for a broad audience 7. It is a timely and urgent work that shows how the legal battles of the past directly inform the pressing constitutional questions of our time8.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51180142657842,"sku":"9798993448015","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/xfiakMseTG9798993448015.webp?v=1779274281","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/the-great-writ-a-nations-struggle-with-liberty-and-power-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}