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).
This usage comes from the letter R of received which is called roger in radio alphabets (such as the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet). Roger is also a short version of the term Jolly Roger which refers to a black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. Roger has an old (1711) vulgar slang usage as a verb where it means to have sexual intercourse with a woman.