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Quotation from Ex parte Milligan by Supreme Court of the United States
“We assent, fully, to all that is said, in the opinion, of the inestimable value of the trial by jury, and of the other constitutional safeguards of civil liberty.”
Ex parte Milligan, Concurrence of Chief Justice Chase (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chase, for four justices, affirms the majority's praise of jury trial before stating his disagreement on congressional power.
Citation: "We assent, fully, to all that is said, in the opinion, of the inestimable value of the trial by jury, and of the other constitutional safeguards of civil liberty." — Supreme Court of the United States, Ex parte Milligan, Concurrence of Chief Justice Chase (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id ex-parte-milligan-q5)
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