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Class Of 2016 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2016 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
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Photographs of incoming law students for the St. Mary’s University School of Law, class of 2016
Border Wars & The New Texas Navy: International Treaties, Waterways, And State Sovereignty After Arizona V. United States, Bill Piatt, Rachel Ambler
Border Wars & The New Texas Navy: International Treaties, Waterways, And State Sovereignty After Arizona V. United States, Bill Piatt, Rachel Ambler
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The Texas Department of Public Safety Tactical Marine Unit’s law enforcement authority does not extend to stopping people crossing the border. Whether the Tactical Marine Unit, colloquially known as the New Texas Navy, possesses sufficient legal authority to enforce federal law is questionable. Arizona v. United States affirmed the principles of federalism and the preemption doctrine. However, the Court suggested that State officers were legally permitted to “cooperate” with the U.S. Attorney General in the identification, apprehension, and detention of illegal aliens. But, this does not allow a State to unilaterally choose to enforce federal law, which the New Texas …