The Story of Tarble's Case: State Habeas and Federal Detention is a new essay by
Ann Woolhandler and
Michael G. Collins, both of the
University of Virginia School of Law. It is forthcoming in FEDERAL COURTS STORIES, Vicki C. Jackson & Judith Resnik eds., Thomson/West. Here's the abstract:
This essay addresses the background to and significance of Tarble’s Case (1872), in which the Supreme Court concluded that state courts lack the power to issue habeas corpus to challenge the lawfulness of detention by federal officials.