Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. A United States District Court has jurisdiction under 28 U. S. C. § 2241 to grant a writ of habeas corpus “to a prisoner ... in custody in violation of the Constitution ... of the United States.” The question in this case is whether a state prisoner w…
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