{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-2246","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 2246","heading":"Evidence; depositions; affidavits","body":"On application for a writ of habeas corpus, evidence may be taken orally or by deposition, or, in the discretion of the judge, by affidavit. If affidavits are admitted any party shall have the right to propound written interrogatories to the affiants, or to file answering affidavits.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 153—HABEAS CORPUS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"b25c6cedbf14f6d3f5043a6950c61b67901463b09f93a64de84f75348007f753","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-2245","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-2247"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}