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).
Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey, 13 August 1958 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish singer, who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones, famous for the hit single Teenage Kicks, discovered by John Peel.