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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin

Removal of parts of Constitution from Congress website raises concerns

  • Significant parts of the US Constitution, including sections 8, 9, and 10, were temporarily removed from the Congress.gov website.
  • Notably, Section 9, which discusses the Writ of Habeas Corpus protecting against unlawful detention, was among the missing text.
  • The disappearance prompted an online frenzy and raised concerns about transparency among the public and media outlets.
  • The Library of Congress, which maintains the website, stated that the removal was due to a 'coding error'.
  • The missing sections were subsequently restored to the Congress.gov website later the same day.

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