Beaulieu v. Minnesota Department of Human Services

I respectfully dissent. I do not agree that the law of habeas corpus is as narrowly limited as the majority’s interpretation of relevant case law suggests. Relying on a long line of authority, the United States Supreme Court stated that “habeas relief in cases involving Executive detention” is not limited to claims of “constitutional error.” Immigr. & Nat. Serv. v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. 289, 302-03, 121 S.Ct. 2271, 2280, 150 L.Ed.2d 347 (2001). Likewise, Minnesota law does not draw this distinction as closely as my colleagues suggest. The Minnesota Supreme Court stated that “[pjossible grounds…