This document is a summary of a court case regarding the validity of Proclamation No. 210 which suspended the writ of habeas corpus. The court found the proclamation to be valid for the following reasons: 1) The prohibition against bills of attainder and ex post facto laws does not apply to presidential proclamations. 2) While inclusion of "sedition" was erroneous, it did not invalidate the entire proclamation since the petitioner's son was accused of rebellion and insurrection as well. 3) The president is authorized to determine when exigencies require suspension of habeas corpus and the court will not second guess this determination. Therefore, the proclamation and detention under it were found to be valid.
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This document is a summary of a court case regarding the validity of Proclamation No. 210 which suspended the writ of habeas corpus. The court found the proclamation to be valid for the foll…