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  1. Honorary citizen of the United States

    a non United States citizen , may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress , or by a proclamation issued by the President of the United States , pursuant to authorization granted by United States Congress Congress . Seven people have been so honored, five Posthumous ... granting Honorary Citizenship Honorary Citizenship DEFAULTSORT Honorary Citizen Of The United States Category Honorary citizenship United States Category American awards Category United States nationality ...Image ChurchillsUSPassport.png thumb right Winston Churchill s identification document as an Honorary Citizen of the United States, provided as a gift from President John F. Kennedy. Though similar in appearance ... of Congress was passed authorizing the President to grant honorary citizenship by proclamation. Legal issues Image Public Law 88 6.png thumb 400px Public Law 88 6 1963 granted honorary citizenship to Winston Churchill . Lafayette did not receive honorary citizenship of the United States until 2002, but did become a natural born citizen of the United States natural born citizen during his lifetime ... again became an honorary citizen of Maryland in 1823, as well as of Connecticut the same year. ref This made him a natural born citizen of the United States under the Articles of Confederation and as defined in Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution . ref name speare cite news last Speare first Morris Edmund title Lafayette, Citizen of America url http query.nytimes.com mem ... 2011 newspaper The Independent date 17 August 2002 ref For the others, what rights honorary citizenship bestows, if any, is unclear it does not grant eligibility for United States passports. ref name ... 23 December 1999 ref See also Citizenship Citizenship in the United States Notes Reflist External links ... an American citizen, 230 years after he died fighting in the Revolutionary War. newspaper The New ..., 1824 1825 url http rmc.library.cornell.edu lafayette exhibition english tour work Lafayette Citizen ...   more details



  1. Honorary Citizen of Singapore

    The title of Honorary Citizen is a national award conferred by the Singapore government starting from 2003 to recognize and acknowledge the contributions of foreigners who have rendered extensive and valuable ... date 2004 10 05 ref Honorary Citizen is the highest form of national recognition for a non Singaporean ... Two global talents to get Honorary Citizen Award they will be honoured for contributions to S pore s R&D and electronics sectors location Singapore publisher Straits Times date 2005 12 29 ref Honorary ... honours contributions of Dr Sydney Brenner and Mr Pasquale Pistorio with inaugural Honorary Citizen ... Honorary Citizen Award ref Sir Richard B Sykes Rector of Imperial College London Lodewijk ... Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Dr Tsutomu ... President of Boston University Honorary Citizens Awards 2006 ref http www.mom.gov.sg publish momportal en press room press releases 2007 20070301 Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award.html Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Mr Lee R. Raymond and Dr Heinrich Von ... Honorary Citizen Award on Mr Ratan N. Tata and Tan Sri Frank Tsao ref Sir Ratan Tata Chairman of Tata Sons Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen King Senior Chairman of IMC Group Honorary Citizens Awards 2010 ... Honorary Citizen Award on Retired chief executive of Shell ref Mr Jeroen van der Veer Former ... Release?iid 302 ASTAR Press Release Fact sheet for honorary citizen of Singapore Honorary Citizenship Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore Category Singaporean people Category Honorary ... Honorary citizenship for two who fueled S pore s growth Dutch and Briton to get highest level govt award ... Former President and CEO of STMicroelectronics Honorary Citizens Awards 2004 ref http www.mom.gov.sg ... of the Board of Zurich Financial Services and Global Crossing. Honorary Citizens Awards 2005 ref ... Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siemens AG Honorary Citizens Awards 2007 ref http www.mom.gov.sg ...   more details



  1. Honorary Citizen of Europe

    Honorary Citizen of Europe is an honour bestowed by the European Council European heads of state or government , for extraordinary work to promote European cooperation. So far, it has only been bestowed on two people Jean Monnet 2 April 1976, during the meeting of the council in Luxembourg ref http www.epp ed.eu Activities docs monnet en.pdf ref and Helmut Kohl 11 December 1998, during the meeting of the council in Vienna . ref cite web url http www.consilium.europa.eu uedocs cms data docs pressdata en ec 00300 R1.EN8.htm title Vienna European Council, 11 and 12 December 1998, Presidency Conclusions publisher European Council accessdate 2010 02 11 ref References references DEFAULTSORT Honorary Citizen Of Europe Category European Union de Ehrenb rger Europas nl Ereburger van Europa no resborger av Europa ...   more details



  1. Honorary

    wiktionary honorary An honorary position is an unpaid position. Other uses include title of honor honorary title awarded as a mark of distinction honorary citizenship awarded to aliens who have rendered service to the state honorary degree academic degree awarded to someone not formally qualified to receive it Honorary Aryan Nazi German title honorary authorship routine listing of administrators as co authors of papers describing research carried out in facilities for which they have responsibility honorary consul an unpaid part time diplomatic consul Honorary Mayor in Germany an elected part time Mayor of a Town council or municipality council, which post is carried out in an honorary capacity with an allowance for special expenditure de Aufwandsentsch digung Honorary Police unpaid police force in Jersey honorary society whose members are elected for meritorious conduct honorary trust a trust for which there is neither a charitable purpose, nor a private beneficiary to enforce the trust. honorary whites description of non whites respected by white racists See also honor disambiguation honorarium The Honourable disambig ...   more details



  1. United States

    , D.C. District of Columbia . The standard way to refer to a citizen of the United States is as an Americans ...Hatnote This article is about the United States of America. For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US disambiguation , USA disambiguation , and United States disambiguation . noinclude pp semi small yes pp move indef noinclude Infobox country conventional long name United States of America common name the United States image flag Flag of the United States Pantone .svg image coat US GreatSeal ... leader title1 President of the United States President leader name1 Barack Obama Democratic Party United States D leader title2 Vice President of the United States Vice President leader name2 Joe Biden Democratic Party United States D leader title3 nowrap Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Speaker of the House leader name3 John Boehner Republican Party United States R leader title4 Chief Justice of the United States Chief Justice leader name4 John Roberts legislature United States Congress Congress upper house United States Senate Senate lower house United States House of Representatives ... note from the Kingdom of Great Britain established event1 United States Declaration of Independence ... date2 September 3, 1783 established event3 United States Constitution Current constitution ... data United States Poptoday ref name POP cite web url http www.census.gov population www popclockus.html ... 1&sort country&ds .&br 1&c 111&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title United States ... 2007 currency United States dollar currency code USD country code USA utc offset 5 to 10 utc offset ... language in the United States second most commonly spoken language . note areabox c. Whether the United ... Rico , or U.S. citizens living outside the United States. The following opening paragraphs on this subject ... mention of the territories to the first sentence they are possessions of the United States, not part of it. The United States of America commonly abbreviated to the United States , the U.S. , the USA ...   more details



  1. These United States

    , NC photo by Brandon Floyd image size background group or band origin Washington, D.C. , United States ... Read br Winston Yu br These United States is a band from Brooklyn , NY, and Carrboro , NC ref http www.facebook.com ... record review 146000 these united states a picture of the three of us at the gate to the garden of eden ... States, United Kingdom, and northern Europe, ref http www.theseunitedstates.net ref appearing at South ... www.jambase.com Artists 51701 These United States Bio ref in Elgin, IL , Iowa City, IA , Washington ... music album credits these united states a picture of the three of us at the gate to the garden ... by Duane Lundy, with co production by Rob Gordon and These United States by then composed of Elliott .... ref http music.barnesandnoble.com Crimes These United States e 744626010028 ref Paste Magazine , ref http www.pastemagazine.com articles 2008 09 these united states crimes.html ref Pitchfork Media ... because of its sonic departure from the group s debut. These United States recorded live sessions and interviews ... ref Daytrotter , ref http daytrotter.com article 1441 these united states encore ref and WOXY.com , ref http woxy.com blog 2008 11 21 lounge act recap these united states nov ref as Crimes reached ... , ref http www.spin.com reviews these united states everything touches everything united interests ... These United States one of indie rock s no, make that American rock s best kept secrets. ref http brucew.wordpress.com 2009 07 03 these united states 2 ref For its fourth full length album, TUS worked ... ref http www.popmatters.com pm review 130169 these united states what lasts ref , and The Washington ... http en.blogotheque.net 2010 07 22 these united states en ref and NPR s World Cafe ref http www.npr.org ... story story.php?storyId 120615909 ref . 2011 saw These United States scale back its frenetic touring ... will release its 5th full length album the eponymously titled These United States featuring contributions ... Wish br What Lasts July 20, 2010 ref http www.buzzgrinder.com 2010 these united states what lasts new ...   more details



  1. The Citizen

    The Citizen may refer to U.S. newspapers The Key West Citizen , the daily newspaper for Key West, Florida The Citizen Auburn The Citizen Auburn , the daily newspaper for Auburn, New York The Citizen Bellevue The Citizen Bellevue , a weekly newspaper published out of Bellevue, Pennsylvania since 1976 and serving the North Boroughs of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area The Citizen Kansas City The Citizen Kansas City , a regional monthly newspaper in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area The Citizen Laconia , a broadsheet published in Laconia, New Hampshire Foster s Sunday Citizen , the Sunday version of the Laconia paper, published with Foster s Daily Democrat of Dover, New Hampshire The Citizen New York The Citizen New York , the Southern Citizen , and the Irish Citizen newspaper Irish Citizen , newspapers published by John Mitchel in New York City around the time of the American Civil War Non U.S. newspapers The Citizen Blackburn The Citizen Blackburn , a local newspaper in Blackburn , England The Citizen Gloucester is a daily newspaper for Gloucester , England The Citizen Lynn The Citizen Lynn , a local newspaper in King s Lynn , England The Citizen South Africa The Citizen South Africa , a national English language tabloid The Citizen South Sudan The Citizen South Sudan , the largest newspaper in the country The Citizen Tanzania The Citizen Tanzania , Tanzania s leading English language newspaper. Published by Mwananchi Communications Ltd . Literature The Citizen , a 1761 play by Arthur Murphy writer Arthur Murphy disambig ...   more details



  1. United States and the United Nations

    Update date May 2010 lead too short date October 2011 Infobox title United States headerstyle background ... data4 Permanent label5 Ambassador data5 Susan Rice The United States is a charter member of the United ... , the United Kingdom and the United States at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference between August and October ... of China , France , the Soviet Union , the United Kingdom , the United States as well as a majority ... governmental organization to receive significant support from the United States. Its forerunner, the League ... Reservations . Shortly after the establishment of the United Nations, the United States came ... Since 1991 the United States has been the world s dominant military, economic, social, and political ... 1988 08 07 weekinreview the world why does the united states refuse to pay its un bill.html?pagewanted ... negotiated an agreement whereby the United States would pay a large part of the money it owes, and in exchange .... The Task Force came into being in January 2005, co chaired by former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former United States Senate Majority Leader ..., the United States House of Representatives passed a bill http thomas.loc.gov cgi bin bdquery z?d109 ... Novosti, 11 04 2007 ref The future of the U.S. in the UN POV section date May 2010 further2 United States ... that the US should withdraw from the UN, claiming that the United States is better equipped to manage the global order unilaterally. ref Holcberg, D. 12 May 2001. The United States Should Withdraw ... Holt Paperbacks place New York, New York, United States year 2006 postscript Bot inserted parameter ... to the supposed threat of the Arms Trade Treaty . Recently the United States Government released ... United Nations United States Ambassador to the United Nations List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors The World Federation of United Nations Associations United Nations Association of the United States ... States United States foreign aid Criticism of U.S. foreign policy U.N. Small Arms Treaty References ...   more details



  1. Honorary title

    Honorary title may refer to Honorary title academic , primarily exists in United Kingdom Britain as well as some universities and colleges in the United States and Canada Title of honor , as an award in recognition of their merits The Honorary Title , an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York See also Courtesy title , a form of address in systems of nobility used by children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer disambig ...   more details



  1. Honorary Marine

    Honorary Marine is a title that has been given to various people by the United States Marine Corps . Current official program 1992&ndash present The distinction is currently bestowed solely by the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps ref name Marines cite web url http www.marines.mil community pages honorarymarine.aspx title Marine Corps Honorary Marine publisher marines.mil the official U.S. Marine Corps web site accessdate 30 May 2011 ref to individuals in the civilian community who have made extraordinary contributions to the Marine Corps. ref name Order cite web url http www.marines.mil news publications Documents MCO 205060.19B.pdf title Marine Corps Order 5060.19B date 18 July 2003 accessdate 30 May 2011 ref It carries no entitlement to pay or benefits. ref name Order Nominations may be submitted to the commandant by commanding generals, commanding officers, and officers in charge and must be endorsed by a general officer within their chain of command. ref name Order Criteria include ref name Order a A terminally ill child that has some unique or qualifying link to the military or the Marine Corps. b An individual who has given extraordinary service or support to the Marine Corps, and for whom any lesser form of recognition would be insufficient. c Deceased individuals whose actions or contributions on behalf of the Marine Corps would have merited consideration before ... Bob Hope Theater accessdate May 30, 2011 ref References reflist Category Honorary United States Marines ... Corps War Memorial , based on Rosenthal s photograph combat veterans and United States Senators ..., one at the http www.marines.mil community pages honorarymarine.aspx Marine Corps Honorary Marine ... Pyle, U.S.M.C. actor Chuck Norris 2006 Other ad hoc honorees Lon Chaney, Sr. was made an honorary member ... needed date May 2011 Cartoon character Bugs Bunny was given the rank of honorary Marine master ... work with the USO , was named an honorary brigadier general of the Corps. ref cite web url http ...   more details



  1. United States nationality law

    Reflist See also Honorary Citizen of the United States Natural born citizen Further reading ...About laws regarding US citizenship citizenship in general Citizenship in the United States Image Citizen ... becomes a citizen of the United States at the time of birth, by virtue of the first clause of the 14th ... in question was born The citizen parent lived at least five years in the United States before the child s birth A minimum of two of these five years in the United States were after the citizen ... U.S. citizen before November 14, 1986. United States law on this subject changed multiple times throughout ... when the person was born The citizen parent lived at least ten years in the United States before the child s birth A minimum of 5 of these 10 years in the United States were after the citizen parent ... law To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time ... born citizen, Supreme Court Decisions from United States v. Wong Kim Ark to the present have considered ... requirements The child has at least one United States citizen parent by birth or naturalization ... in the legal and physical custody of the United States citizen parent The child has been admitted ... natives of the Philippines as Philippine citizens, as non citizen United States nationals, and as aliens ... code 9 which states THE BEARER IS A UNITED STATES NATIONAL AND NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN ... States citizen, was declared to be a United States citizen. All persons born in the U.S. Virgin Islands ... Any alien who is a former citizen of the United States who officially renounces United States ... to bar a former U.S. citizen from entering the United States. No new legislation has modified ..., section 8, clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power ... to the United States Constitution Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, with the most recent changes to statute statutory law having been made by the United States Congress in 2001. Rights and responsibilities ...   more details



  1. The Honorary Title

    Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Honorary Title image image size Only for images narrower than 220 pixels background group or band alias origin Brooklyn , New York , United States genre Indie rock br Acoustic music Acoustic br Alternative Country years active 2002 2009 label Doghouse Records Doghouse , Warner Bros. Records associated acts Lucero band Lucero Greeley Estates website http www.thehonorarytitle.com thehonorarytitle.com current members Jarrod Gorbel br Mike Schey br Nate Harold br Dustin Dobernig br Adam Boyd past members Aaron Kamstra br Jon Wiley The Honorary Title was an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn , New York . The band released their first self titled Extended play Ep The Honorary Title in 2003 and then their first album ... Records. ref name autogenerated1 http www.thehonorarytitle.com site.php?area 3 The Honorary Title ... Wiley. ref name autogenerated1 After heavy touring, the Honorary Title released Scream and Light ... v2 info.php?bandname The 20Honorary 20Title DOGHOUSE RECORDS The Honorary Title Bot generated ... Dobernig. In an interview with weworemasks.com, Gorbel says, It s considered a solo session, but The Honorary ... announced that The Honorary Title would play their final show on Friday, November 20, 2009. He continues ... 2009 09 09 interview jarrod gorbel of the honorary title september 6 2009 ref Gorbel supported Hanson ... Scream and Light Up the Sky EPs 2003 The Honorary Title 2007 Untouched and Intact EP 2008 Tour EP 2008 ... 20Title The Honorary Title at Doghouse Records http www.gibson.com en 2Dus Lifestyle Recommends ... Mallernee http www.youtube.com watch?v OVQcaQfeD48 Synthesis Video Interview with The Honorary Title myspace thehonorarytitle DEFAULTSORT Honorary Title, The Category American indie rock groups Category American alternative country groups fr The Honorary Title it The Honorary Title ka The Honorary Title pt The Honorary Title sr The Honorary Title ...   more details



  1. Honorary degree

    date October 2007 An honorary degree ref Although the spelling honorary is correct in all instances ... from some or all of the usual statutory requirements for award of a degree. The earliest honorary degree ... of honorary degrees became quite common, especially on the occasion of royal visits to University ... Master of Arts , and the Register of Convocation explicitly states that these were full degrees ... . ref name buxton Modern practice Unreferenced section date October 2007 Honorary degrees ... persons each year for honorary degrees these nominees usually go through several committee s before ... as political and controversial. Citation needed date October 2007 The term honorary degree is a slight ... scholarship that would ordinarily qualify them for the award of a substantive degree. Recipients of honorary ... there are a few exceptions honorary graduands at the Academic dress of the University of Cambridge ... honorary, although they are only conferred on an individual who has already achieved a comparable ... between substantive and honorary doctorates, have a degree often DUniv, or Doctor of the University ... degrees are sometimes, erroneously, thought to be honorary however the archbishops have for many centuries ... use honorary degrees to recognize achievements of intellectual rigor comparable to an earned degree. Some learned societies award honorary fellowships in the same way as honorary degrees are awarded by universities for similar reasons. Practical use File Ezra Stiles George Washington Honorary ... of an Honorary degree to Washington by President and Fellows of Yale College , 1781 In some countries, recipients of an honorary doctorate may, if they wish, adopt the title of Doctor . Citation needed date August 2011 Many universities, however, request that an honorary graduate refrain from such practice. A typical example of university regulations is Honorary graduates may use the approved post nominal letters. It is not customary, however, for recipients of an honorary doctorate to adopt ...   more details



  1. Citizenship in the United States

    limits of the United States, ref Note A person is presumed to be a full citizen in the sense of having ... dual citizenship . It is possible for a United States citizen to have dual citizenship this can be achieved by birth in the United States to a parent who is a citizen of a foreign country. Anyone who ... Mariana Islands is a United States citizen by birth. ref 8 U.S.C. secs. 1402 Puerto Rico , 1406 Virgin ... a citizen is a United States citizen by birth. ref 8 U.S.C. sec. 1403. ref Some, but not all, children born outside the United States with at least one U.S. citizen parent have Birthright citizenship ... babies born in 2008 of whom neither parent was a United States citizen. ref name tws19nov16 cite ... title Agency Plans to Double U.S. Citizenship Fee quote The cost of becoming a United States citizen ... in the American Revolutionary War Revolutionary War . The title of Honorary Citizen of the United ...Main Citizenship Expert subject date August 2011 File Us passport.jpg thumb right United States citizenship confers the right to acquire a United States passport U.S. passport . ref http travel.state.gov passport get first first 830.html ref Citizenship in the United States is a legal marker denoting political membership in the United States that entails specific rights , privileges , and duty duties ... of subsequent rights, such as the right to live and work in the United States and to receive Administration of federal assistance in the United States federal assistance . ref name tws16dec14 cite news ... primary sources of citizenship Birthright citizenship in the United States birthright citizenship ... Clause of the Constitution s Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Fourteenth Amendment which reads Quote All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the U.S. state State wherein they reside ... States higher education and 3 eligibility for state political posts such as United States Senate ...   more details



  1. United States v. Rogers

    and their treaties with the United States did have bearing, Rogers was a white man and a citizen of the United States. Whatever obligations and responsibilities that he incurred by his adoption into the tribe did not negate his obligations and responsibilities to the United States. Rogers was still a Citizenship in the United States U.S. citizen and subject to federal laws . ref name SCOTUS References reflist External links United States v. Rogers , ussc 45 567 1846 How. 4 SCOTUS case stub Category 1846 in law Category United States Supreme Court cases Category Native American law ...Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants United States v. Rogers DecideDate March 9 DecideYear 1846 FullName United States v. William S. Rogers USVol 45 USPage 567 Citation 11 L. Ed. 1105 4 How. 567 Holding Holding that a white man, adopted into an Indian tribe, does not become exempt from the enforcement of the laws prohibiting murder. SCOTUS 1845 1846 Majority C.J. Taney LawsApplied United States v. Rogers , Case citation 45 U.S. 567 1846 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a white man, adopted into an Indian tribe, does not become exempt from the enforcement of the laws prohibiting murder. Background William S. Rogers, a white man, was indicted for the murder of Jacob Nicholson, another white man, by the grand jury for the United States circuit court Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Arkansas . The murder took place in the Indian Territory . Rogers claimed that he had been adopted into the tribe since his marriage to a Native American Indian woman and that he was now part of the Cherokee Cherokee Tribe . He claimed that Nicholson had also been adopted into the tribe and was a Cherokee. Rogers claimed that as an Indian by adoption , the United States did not have jurisdiction to try him for the murder of another Indian also by adoption . ref name SCOTUS United States v. Rogers , ussc 45 567 1846 How. 4 ref Opinion of the Court Chief ...   more details



  1. United States v. Keenan

    Orphan date February 2009 Italic title United States v. Keenan was a court case in the United States where the accused Keenan was found guilty of murder after he obeyed an order to shoot and kill an elderly Vietnam ese citizen. The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Court of Military Appeals held that the justification for acts done pursuant to orders does not exist if the order was of such a nature that a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know it to be illegal. The soldier who gave Keenan the order, Corporal Luczko, was acquitted by reason of insanity. See also Nuremberg Defense References http usmilitary.about.com cs militarylaw1 a obeyingorders.htm Category United States military case law US case law stub ...   more details



  1. Girouard v. United States

    Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Girouard v. United States ArgueDate March 4 ArgueYear 1946 DecideDate April 22 DecideYear 1946 FullName James Girouard v. United States USVol 328 USPage 61 Citation 66 S.Ct. ... v. United States , ussc 328 61 1946 , was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States . It concerned a Pacifism pacifist applicant for naturalization who in the interview declared not to be willing to fight for the defense of the United States . The case questioned a precedent set by United States v. Schwimmer in 1929 that denied an applicant entry to the United States because of her pacifist stance. Girouard v. United States overturned that precedent by voting in favor of Girouard ... day Adventist beliefs. ref http supreme.justia.com us 328 61 case.html GIROUARD V. UNITED STATES, 328 ... Retrieved on 2011 03 23. ref ref http religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu court us v giro.html United States v. Girouard Religious Freedom Page . Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved on 2011 03 23. ref ref http scholar.google.com scholar case?case 18033687998249500279 Girouard v. United States , 328 U.S. 61 1946 . ref Details James Girouard was a Canadian nationality law Canadian citizen who applied to become an Citizenship in the United States American citizen . When asked if he would fight ... to Rosika Schwimmer s United States v. Schwimmer who said, My cosmic consciousness of belonging to the human ... v. United States overturned three previous Supreme Court decisions. They were United States v. Schwimmer http supreme.justia.com us 279 644 case.html 279 US 644 United States v. Macintosh http supreme.justia.com us 283 605 case.html 283 US 605 United States v. Bland http supreme.justia.com us 283 636 283 US 636 See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 328 References wikisource reflist Category United States Supreme Court cases Category 1946 in United States case law Category United States immigration and naturalization case law Category Pacifism ...   more details



  1. United States midterm election

    Politics of the United States Midterm election s in the United States refer to Elections in the United States general elections in the United States that are held two years after the United States presidential election quadrennial four year elections for the President of the United States i.e. near the midpoint ... are members of the United States Congress , including all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives , and the full terms for 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate . In addition, 34 of the 50 U.S. state s elect their Governor United States governors to four year .... Many states also elect officers to their State legislature United States state legislatures in midterm ... States elections, 2010 2010 Barack Obama Democratic Party United States Democrat D United States House elections, 2010 D 63 United States Senate elections, 2010 D 6 United States elections, 2006 2006 rowspan 2 George W. Bush rowspan 2 Republican Party United States Republican R United States House elections, 2006 R 30 United States Senate elections, 2006 R 6 United States elections, 2002 2002 United States House elections, 2002 R 8 United States Senate elections, 2002 R 2 United States elections, 1998 1998 rowspan 2 Bill Clinton rowspan 2 D United States House elections, 1998 D 5 United States Senate elections, 1998 0 United States elections, 1994 1994 United States House elections, 1994 D 54 United States Senate elections, 1994 D 8 United States elections, 1990 1990 George H. W. Bush rowspan 3 R United States House elections, 1990 R 8 United States Senate elections, 1990 R 1 United States elections, 1986 1986 rowspan 2 Ronald Reagan United States House elections, 1986 R 5 United States Senate elections, 1986 R 8 United States elections, 1982 1982 United States House elections, 1982 R 26 United States Senate elections, 1982 0 United States elections, 1978 1978 Jimmy Carter D United States House elections, 1978 D 15 United States Senate elections, 1978 D 3 United States elections ...   more details



  1. Honorary Police

    , anyone charged at the States of Jersey Police Headquarters must be charged by a Centenier of the Honorary ... , assist and co operate with the States of Jersey Police and with other Parishes Honorary Police ... the Honorary Police of each parish and foster continued co operation with the States of Jersey Police ...Image Honorary Police Jersey Saint Helier pilgrimage 2007.jpg thumb Officers of Saint Helier Honorary Police There is an Honorary Police Jersey Legal French French Police Honorifique force in each of the 12 parishes of Jersey . Members of the Honorary Police are elected by the voters of the parish in which they serve, and are unpaid. Honorary Police officers have, for centuries, been elected by parishioners ... the 19th century the Honorary Police provided the only civilian law enforcement in Jersey. However ... and their remit was later extended to serve the whole Island as the States of Jersey Police . However ... of the parish in which the alleged offence was committed and as such the Honorary Police continue to have a significant role in policing. Honorary Police officers Each Parish elects a number ... an oath in the Courts of Jersey Royal Court Royal Court . All Honorary Police officers must live in the Parish ... for election as a member of the Honorary Police if, on the day of nomination, s he is at least 20 years of age and less than 70 years of age. Honorary Police officers are on duty for one week ... 24 hours a day during that period. Honorary Police officers are elected to serve the Parish but in certain ... of the Honorary Police will have to undergo a criminal record check. Ranks of the Honorary Police ..., Jersey Saint Brelade A Centenier is a senior member of the Honorary Police of Jersey . Centeniers are elected .... A Vingtenier is a member of the Honorary Police elected by a Parish Assembly Jersey ... a rank below that of Centenier in the Honorary Police, carry out general community policing in the parish ... police officers, collectively known as the Honorary Police who represent a Vingtaine in a Parish or to a Cueillette ...   more details



  1. Blackmer v. United States

    Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Blackmer v. United States ArgueDate January 5 ArgueYear 1932 DecideDate February 15 DecideYear 1932 FullName Blackmer v. United States USVol 284 USPage 421 Citation Prior Subsequent Holding International law recognized a state s right to retain jurisdiction over its citizens abroad. Fines against Blackmer upheld. SCOTUS 1930 1932 Majority Hughes JoinMajority incomplete Concurrence JoinConcurrence Concurrence2 JoinConcurrence2 Concurrence Dissent JoinConcurrence Dissent Dissent JoinDissent Dissent2 JoinDissent2 NotParticipating Roberts LawsApplied Blackmer v. United States , ussc 284 421 1932 , is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States . Harry M. Blackmer was a United States citizen resident in Paris . Blackmer was found guilty of contempt of court contempt by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for refusing to appear as a witness for the United States in a criminal trial, which is related to the Teapot Dome Scandal , after being subpoena ed. Blackmer was subsequently fined 30,000 and the costs of the court. Blackmer challenged the fine under the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution Fifth Amendment ... Justice Hughes, in delivering the opinion of the Court, stated n or can it be doubted that the United States possesses the power inherent in sovereignty to require the return to this country of a citizen ... whenever he is properly summoned. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 284 ... title United States Jurisdiction over Extraterritorial Crime journal The Journal of Criminal Law ... wikisource caselaw source case Blackmer v. United States , 284 U.S. 421 1932 findlaw http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com ... us 284 421 case.html Category United States Supreme Court cases Category 1932 in United States case law Category United States procedural due process case law Category Teapot Dome scandal SCOTUS .... Also, i t is also beyond controversy that one of the duties which the citizen owes to his ...   more details



  1. Naval Order of the United States

    Criteria Regular Members Any United States citizen, who has served or is serving as an officer or enlisted member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Coast Guard and any other federal military maritime service of the United States or its allies and their descendants over 18 years ...The Naval Order of the United States was established in 1890 as a hereditary organization in the United States for members of the American sea services. Its primary mission is to encourage research and writing ... order of the United States Past Present Future . Paduchah, KY Turner Publishing Compnay, 2003 , p. 12 ref History Establishment The Naval Order of the United States traces its origin to the initiative ... that was originally named the Naval Commandery of the United States of America. Its purpose ... for membership was based upon service in any of the wars or in any battle in which the United States ... states. Three years later on 19 July 1893, the Naval Commandery began discussions with a smaller organization that had similar aims the Naval Legion of the United States. The result of these talks resulted in the formal merger of the two organizations as The Naval order of the United States. The formal ..., other than United States citizens, who have served or are serving honorably as commissioned officers in an allied seagoing service. Also, the Naval Order may confer either associate or honorary ... Award , awarded by the Texas Commandery Commanders General of the Naval Order of the United States ref ... Douglas M. Moore, Jr. , 2011 2013 Some Notable Companions of the Naval Order of the United States ... References references External Sources http www.navalorder.org Official Website of the Naval Order of the United States Category Organizations based in the United States by membership Category Lineage societies Category United States Navy Category United States Navy support organizations Category Organizations ..., where the Naval Order adopted its constitution that created local commanderies in the various states ...   more details



  1. United States v. Camacho

    Unreferenced date June 2011 Infobox Court Case name United States v. Camacho court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit date argued September 9, 2003 date decided May 27, 2004 full name United States of America v. Alfonso Camacho judges Raymond C. Fisher , Jay Bybee , and James C. Mahan United States v Camacho , 368 F3d 1182 was a 2004 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case regarding the use of radioactive scanning equipment to perform customs searches along the Mexico United States border United States Mexico Border . Background Alfonso Camacho was a United States citizen attempting to drive across the United States Mexico Border who was stopped by Customs inspectors. One of the inspectors noticed that Camacho s spare tire felt hard to the touch, and grew suspicious that something was contained inside the tire. Another inspector then used a radioactive density measurer called a Buster to determine that the tire was in fact significantly more dense than would be expected. The inspectors subsequently removed the tire and thoroughly searched Camacho s SUV and found almost 108 pounds of marijuana . Decision Camacho argued that the search of his vehicle was potentially detrimental to his health, and therefore defined as unreasonable and therefore prevented by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution Fourth Amendment . However, the court ruled that the search was not destructive, as it posed no danger to the vehicle and could not harm the occupant. Furthermore, the court noted that the Fourth Amendment only protected against intrusive searches of the person, but not the vehicle, at the border. Thus, even though the use of the Buster constituted an instrusive ... his vehicle See also United States v. Flores Montano Border search exception to the Fourth Amendment Notes Reflist References External links http openjurist.org 368 f3d 1182 united states v camacho Category United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases Camacho ...   more details



  1. United States elections, 2013

    The 2013 United States general elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5. This off year election will only feature special elections to the United States Congress , if any. There will also be governor gubernatorial and State legislature United States state legislative elections in a few states as well as numerous citizen initiative s, mayor al races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. Federal elections This off year election will feature any special elections to the 113th United States Congress. The 113th Congress will be voted into office during the United States elections, 2012 2012 elections . State elections Gubernatorial main article United States gubernatorial elections, 2013 At least two states will hold gubernatorial elections in 2013 New Jersey Republican Chris Christie will be eligible to run for a second term. Virginia Republican Bob McDonnell will be term limited out of office. State legislatures Legislative elections are expected to be held for the New Jersey General Assembly and the Virginia House of Delegates . Municipal elections Various elections will be held for officeholders in numerous cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others around the country. Some of the large cities holding mayoral elections include Boston mayoral election, 2013 Boston Thomas Menino will be eligible to run for another term. Detroit mayoral election, 2013 Detroit Houston mayoral election, 2013 Houston Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013 Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa will be term limited out of office. Minneapolis mayoral election, 2013 Minneapolis New York City mayoral election, 2013 New York City Michael Bloomberg will be term limited out of office. Omaha mayoral election, 2013 Omaha San Antonio mayoral election, 2013 San Antonio San Bernardino ... out of office. Seattle mayoral election, 2013 Seattle External links United States elections, 2013 United States elections Category 2013 elections in the United States Category United States general elections ...   more details



  1. United States v. Sprague

    SCOTUSCase Litigants United States v. Sprague ArgueDate January 21 ArgueYear 1931 DecideDate February 24 DecideYear 1931 FullName United States v. Sprague et al. USVol 282 USPage 716 Citation Prior Subsequent Holding Congress has the authority to decide how constitutional amendments will be ratified in accordance with the options provided in Article Five of the United States Constitution Article Five . SCOTUS 1930 1932 Majority Roberts JoinMajority Holmes, Devanter, McReynolds, Brandeis, Sutherland, Butler, Stone, Roberts Concurrence JoinConcurrence Concurrence2 JoinConcurrence2 Concurrence Dissent JoinConcurrence Dissent Dissent JoinDissent Dissent2 JoinDissent2 NotParticipating Hughes LawsApplied Article Five of the United States Constitution U.S. Const. art. V United States v. Sprague , ussc 282 716 1931 was a Supreme Court of the United States United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the Article Five of the United States Constitution Fifth Article of the US Constitution . The defendants ..., arguing that the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Eighteenth Amendment had not been properly ratified. Their reasoning was that the Congress of the United States had chosen to ratify it by usage of State legislature United States state legislature s instead of Conventions within the states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution constitutional conventions ..., has become a part of the Constitution. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume ...&invol 716 United States v. Sprague decision Category 1931 in United States case law Category United States Supreme Court cases Category United States Tenth Amendment case law Category United States Constitution ... the method used in ratifying amendments. In part, Article Five states that any amendment shall ... of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other ... rather than with the rights of the individual citizen. The Constitution does not make a difference ...   more details



  1. United States v. Schwimmer

    of becoming a United States citizen . Details Rosika Schwimmer was a pacifist who would not take the oath of allegiance to become a naturalized citizen. She was born in Hungary and while in the United States delivering a lecture she decided that she wanted to become a US citizen. When asked if she ... a citizen. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 279 Girouard v. United States ...Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants United States v. Schwimmer ArgueDate April 12 ArgueYear 1929 DecideDate May 27 DecideYear 1929 FullName United States v. Rosika Schwimmer USVol 279 USPage 644 Citation Prior Subsequent Holding Pacifists are liable to be incapable of the attachment for and devotion to the principles of the U.S. Constitution that is required of Alien law aliens seeking naturalization . SCOTUS 1925 1930 Majority Butler JoinMajority Taft, Van Devanter, McReynolds, Sutherland, Stone Dissent Holmes JoinDissent Brandeis Dissent2 Sanford LawsApplied Naturalization Act of 1906 Overruled Girouard v. United States 1946 United States v. Schwimmer , Case citation 279 U.S. 644 1929 , was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States . It concerned a Pacifism pacifist applicant for naturalization who in the interview declared not to be willing to take up arms personally in defense of the United States . Originally found unable by the United States District Court for the Northern ... of citizenship United States oath of allegiance , a decision reversed in appeal, the case was argued ... oppose such defense the good order and happiness of the United States cannot long endure. The pacifism ... links wikisource cite web title U.S. Supreme Court, UNITED STATES v. SCHWIMMER work FindLaw url ... 2006 05 06 Category United States Supreme Court cases Category 1929 in United States case law Category United States immigration and naturalization case law ... to foster. The reason for her pacifism is immaterial because she is not yet a citizen who possesses ...   more details




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