A court order that protects people from arbitrary imprisonment by requiring officials of the government to bring them before a court and state the reasons for detaining them is called a(n)

a. ex post facto law.
b. bill of attainder.
c. writ of mandamus.
d. writ of habeas corpus.
e. writ of certiorari.

Answer: D

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