The writ of habeas corpus is an extraordinary remedy because it gives a court the power to release a prisoner after the prisoner has been processed through the criminal justice system, with all its procedural safeguards and appeals.
Noun. 1. Roger Brooke Taney-United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864).
Roger Sherman. For other people named Roger Sherman, see Roger Sherman (disambiguation). Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 â July 23, 1793) was an early American lawyer and statesman, as well as a Founding Father of the United States.