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October 17, 2005 08:01:00 AM

JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross of Cumberland Law School, Samford University, says that while the nomination of Harriet Miers to the US Supreme Court is not without its problems, the selection of close presidential associates for the high court...

October 13, 2005 05:21:00 PM

Leading Thursday's states brief, a New York appeals court ruled today that a member of a Vermont civil union has no standing to sue a Manhattan hospital for malpractice in the death of his partner. In finding...

October 13, 2005 10:10:00 AM

Turkish prosecutors have rejected a demand by Ankara's deputy governor to shut down a new homosexual association. The governor's office urged that the title and purpose of the Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association [official website,...

October 12, 2005 08:01:00 AM

JURIST Guest Columnist Clark Lombardi of the University of Washington School of Law says that given the ambiguous and open-ended nature of the draft Iraqi constitution, its approval in the October 15 referendum would only mark the start of much...

October 7, 2005 10:06:00 AM

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion on Thursday seeking to gain access to the New Orleans city jail in response to allegations of mistreatment during Hurricane Katrina . The motion...

October 2, 2005 02:48:00 PM

Connecticut joined Vermont Saturday as the second US state that recognizes civil unions for same-sex couples . The development was marked by special Saturday hours at Hartfords City Hall [press...

September 30, 2005 04:41:00 PM

Spain's conservative Popular Party Friday filed a constitutional challenge against a law passed earlier this year which legalizes gay marriage and allows homosexual couples to adopt children. The party filed the case in...

September 30, 2005 12:16:00 PM

Leading Friday's states brief, as Connecticut becomes the second state to offer same-sex couples civil unions October 1, town clerks are saying they are ready, but some employers may not be prepared. While only a few town...

September 27, 2005 10:04:00 AM

Leading Tuesday's international brief, China's Supreme Peoples' Court regained the power to review death sentences on Tuesday, after nearly six months of intense criticism of the old process, which allowed regional courts to review death sentences. Chinese...

September 20, 2005 04:30:00 PM

Leading Tuesday's states brief, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his state will recognize the civil unions and domestic partnerships of other states, although not same-sex marriages. In a legal opinion , Blumenthal stated, "Civil...

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President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

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