Mr. Chief Justice Warren delivered the opinion of the Court. This case concerns the scope of 28 U. S. C. § 2241 (c)(3), which specifies that the United States District Courts may issue writs of habeas corpus on behalf of prisoners who are “in custody in violation of the Constitution . . . of the United States.” The questio…
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