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U.S. v. Sei (9th Cir. - April 24, 2008)

By Shaun Martin

Let's talk about pirates.They exist. Not just in Disneyland. And they're bad.Okay, I get that. The question then becomes: How can they be punished? Or, more accurately, does the United States, in particular, have jurisdiction to punish pirates for offenses committed on the high seas?Let me give you the short (and easy) answer: Yes. For a variety of different reasons. For example, in Article I, Section 8, the Constitution enables Congress to ?define and punish Piracies and Felonies commit read more

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