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David Herbert Donald. Lincoln. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995.
Mark E. Neely. The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
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Case reports:
Ex parte Merryman, 17 Federal Cases 141.
Ex parte McCardle, 74 U.S. Reports 506.
In re McDonald, 16 Federal Cases 17.
Ex parte Milligan, 71 U.S. Reports 2.
Ex parte Vallandigham, 28 Federal Cases 874.
Ex parte Merryman and Debates on Civil Liberties During the Civil War