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November 6, 2018 at 6:00pm
The Long Road Home: A Veteran’s Tale
The Jackson Center will host "The Long Road Home: A Veteran's Tale" as part of the Center's "Defenders of Freedom Project" on Nov. 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
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This Day in Nuremberg
The Indictment
On October 18, 1945, the indictment against 24 leading Nazi war criminals was presented at the first public session of the International Military Tribunal. The Indictment was read again on the first day of the trial, November 20, 1945. Read More
We do not feel that due process of law should be construed to mean that non-resident traders shall be at liberty to seek our markets and to avoid our courts. While we are properly prohibited from seizing a defendant who has not submitted itself in some manner to our jurisdiction, we should not be compelled to banish a citizen plaintiff to an alien jurisdiction that he has never submitted himself to in order that he may pursue a cause of action arising here.
Jamestown, NY Lawyer Robert H. Jackson. New York Law Review, 1927.