Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§1303 Habeas Corpus
Title 25 › CHAPTER 15 — CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 1303
Summary
People held by an Indian tribe can ask a U.S. federal court to review whether their detention is legal.
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Title 25, §1303
Indians, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall be available to any person, in a court of the United States, to test the legality of his detention by order of an Indian tribe.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 1303
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102