The 1868, case of Mississippi newspaper editor William McCardle was extraordinary because
a. the Supreme Court accepted his appeal before it was formally filed.
b. it seems almost certain that he would have remained in jail for the rest of his natural life despite having committed the most trivial of offenses.
c. a federal district court insisted that he be released from jail after Congress issued a proclamation demanding such.
d. Congress took away the Court's power to consider the case in the middle of his appeal.
e. a unanimous Court declared Reconstruction policy - under which he was convicted - unconstitutional.
Answer: D
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