Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Letters of Marque and Reprisal, Part 1 - Introduction & Historical Context
March 03, 2025
March 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11272) on Feb. 26, 2025, by attorney-adviser Steve P. Mulligan:
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Letters of Marque and Reprisal (Part 1): Introduction and Historical Context
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to "grant letters of Marque and Reprisal[,]" which are instruments that permit private citizens to seize enemy . . .
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Letters of Marque and Reprisal (Part 1): Introduction and Historical Context
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to "grant letters of Marque and Reprisal[,]" which are instruments that permit private citizens to seize enemy . . .