House Democrats introduce bill to restore habeas corpus

03/08/2007 @ 12:02 pm

Filed by Mike Sheehan

Powerful House Democrats have introduced legislation intended to restore the right to habeas corpus.

Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), who chairs the Homeland Security Subcommitee on Intelligence, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, announced today the presentation of bills that would reverse "problematic parts of the Military Commissions Act," according to a statement released by Harman's office.