WASHINGTON — A technical error on a government website briefly removed key sections of the U.S. Constitution, including the clause that guarantees the right to challenge unlawful detention.

As first reported by TechCrunch, portions of Article I of the Constitution disappeared in recent weeks from the Library of Congress’ Constitution Annotated website , including large parts of Section 8 and all of Sections 9 and 10.

Those sections outline congressional powers and limits, with Section 9 specifically stating, “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”

The change was noticed by online users and confirmed through the Wayback Machine, which showed the full text present on July 17 b

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