Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ex Parte Merriman is an important U.S. Supreme Court case from 1861. Here the court ruled, against President Lincoln’s wishes, that the writ of habeas corpus may not be suspended, even in wartime or other extreme emergency. The case arose out of the Civil War conflict. See also: List of United States Supreme Court cases This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.