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Mutiny on the Full Means

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

Among the powers granted to Congress is the power "To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas." Art. I § 8 cl. 9. Yes, there really are cases of tyrannical captains and resulting mutinies to this day. The Ninth Circuit ponders the jurisdictional issues in United States v. Shi, No. 06-10389.

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on April 24, 2008 (boomark / email).