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angrychair

(11,771 posts)
6. This is disturbing ruling
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:40 PM
Thursday

I'm not a lawyer but I am a civics nerd and it's my understanding that the legal underpinning of a habeas petition is the 5th amendment and the 5th amendment applies to everyone in the US, regardless of immigration status. I have included the 5th amendment for reference below. For anyone that is an actual lawyer, am I wrong about that?

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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