Well, at least some people still think it's important
A rare copy of the Magna Carta has been sold for £10.6m ($21.3m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York.
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Its most notable legacy in present-day English law is the principle of Habeas Corpus, which protects people against unlawful imprisonment.
It was an important legacy in the US as well. The Bush administration just made sure it's no longer part of present-day American law.
