Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-227) and index.
The origins of the suspension clause -- The opinion in ex parte Bollman -- Bollman's errors, I -- Bollman's errors, II -- Some suggestive court decisions -- The legal proceedings in Frank : the first round -- The legal proceedings in Frank : federal habeas corpus -- From Frank to Moore -- The legal proceedings in Moore : the state criminal proceedings -- The legal proceedings in Moore : the state collateral proceedings -- The legal proceedings in Moore : the federal habeas corpus proceedings -- Frank v. Moore : the legal and historical explanations -- Backdrop to the construction of a piltdown man -- The drafting of Brown : the core -- The drafting of Brown : the periphery -- The Brown opinions -- The pre-Bator context of Brown -- Understanding Brown -- Epilogue : habeas corpus as a protector of individual liberty in a federal system