Tag: War
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Levying War
Levying WarEarly judicial interpretation of the meaning of treason in terms of levying war was conditioned by the partisan struggles of the early nineteenth century, which involved the treason trials of Aaron Burr and his associates. In Ex parte Bollman,1…
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Burr Trial
The Burr TrialNot long afterward, the Chief Justice went to Richmond to preside over the trial of Aaron Burr. His ruling 1 denying a motion to introduce certain collateral evidence bearing on Burr's activities is significant both for rendering th…
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War Crimes
Articles of War: World War II CrimesAs a matter of fact, in General Yamashita's case,1 which was brought after the termination of hostilities for alleged "war crimes," the Court abandoned its restrictive conception altogether. In the wo…
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September 11
Articles of War: Response to the Attacks of September 11, 2001In response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Congress passed the "Authorization for Use of Military Force," <a name=t1 href=#f1 target=&…
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Nazi Saboteurs
Articles of War: The Nazi SaboteursIn 1942 eight youths, seven Germans and one an American, all of whom had received training in sabotage in Berlin, were brought to this country aboard two German submarines and put ashore, one group on the Florida coast, the other on Long Island, with the idea that …