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FBaggins

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11. He did not
Sat May 16, 2026, 09:51 AM
7 hrs ago

He disagreed with a single federal judge who happened to also be the CJ of the Supreme Court (but who was acting as a circuit judge at the time). By the time the court itself ruled on the issue it was moot because Congress (which DID have the power to suspend the writ) had already acted in agreement with the president… the war had ended… and of course Lincoln was dead.

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