The Military Commissions Act of 2006 effectively eliminated habeas corpus for non-citizens, including legal resident aliens .... U.S CITIZENS STILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF HABEAS CORPUS. Article I, Section 9, of the Constitution states that "the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen" <mcshelly2@msn.com> To: <irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:38 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] Municipal Archives questions - Court andCoroner'srecords > Thank goodness we had habeas corpus in those days. > Sure wish we could have it restored now, it was such > a great Right in our Bill of Rights and we've lost it! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sue Clement > To: irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:07 AM > Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Municipal Archives questions - Court and > Coroner'srecords > > > According to the NYC municipal archives website, these two types of > records > are available on microfilm. Has anyone ever accessed any of these > records, > either in person or by mail? I am trying to determine what might be the > best > way to view records for: > > 1) 1885 - a criminal assault with possibly death resulting, where > the > Coroner took a deposition from the victim prior to his possible death > when > his condition was termed "fatal" > > 2) 1889 - a court case where an officer of the Children's Society > took > children away from the parents and a hearing was held in Harlem Police > Court > to determine if parents were fit. The children were sent to St. Anne's > home, > but a writ of habeas corpus was issued to return the children > > Any help or suggestions regarding how best to access these records would > be > welcome. > > > > Sue Clement > > Visit our websites > > Southern New England Irish > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ussnei > > Cummins Families in County Carlow, Ireland > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cummins/ > <http://www.freepages.rootsweb.com/cummins> > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message