PSCI 3322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ex Parte Quirin, Victorian Morality, Unlawful Combatant
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Nazi spies that land in new york and florida. Eventually two decide to turn themselves in, calls the fbi from a payphone in dc. All spies are picked up, the two that turned themselves in are not executed. Stone - no dissent, murphy did not participate. Congress and the president have decided unlawful combatants are subject to capture, detention, trial, and punishment by military tribunals. No grand jury or jury trial is required for military tribunals. Unlawful combatants are spies and enemies not in uniform. An unlawful combatant"s american citizenship does not relieve him of the consequences of his belligerency. Contrary to these 8 persons, milligan (a citizen not associated with the armed forces) was not an unlawful combatant. California resident growing their own marijuana for medicinal purposes. Legalized in california, illegal at the federal level argument based on wickard v. filburn. If we allow everyone to grow medical marijuana, the cumulative effect ends up impacting interstate commerce substantially.