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Quotation from Ex parte Milligan by Supreme Court of the United States
“We think that Congress had power, though not exercised, to authorize the military commission which was held in Indiana.”
Ex parte Milligan, Concurrence of Chief Justice Chase (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The concurrence's central point of difference with the majority.
Citation: "We think that Congress had power, though not exercised, to authorize the military commission which was held in Indiana." — Supreme Court of the United States, Ex parte Milligan, Concurrence of Chief Justice Chase (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id ex-parte-milligan-q6)
Portrait: DDavis, Brady-Handy collection, Public domain.
