Letters of marque and reprisal were once common tools for countries with small naval forces to augment their militaries by drawing upon the strength of their private merchant vessels. As a young ...

The Montgomery Conference yesterday passed an act recognizing war with the United States, and authorizing the granting of letters of marque and reprisal, for which applications are very numerous.

The Congress shall have Power To ...grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal.... At the time of the Founding, the sovereign of any nation could authorize holders of “letters of marque and reprisal ...

Congratulations are in order in respect of Senator Lee of Utah, who is now calling for bringing back into use the little discussed constitutional war power known as the letter of marque and reprisal.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. expressed support for reviving letters of marque and reprisals to combat drug cartels. On Monday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) laid out a detailed plan to bring ...

Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett introduced a bill allowing President Donald Trump to issue letters of marque and reprisal that authorize "privately armed and equipped" citizens to seize ...

“Privateers is what they’re called,” Lee replied. “Letters of marque and reprisal are authorized under Article I, Section 8, Clause 10 of the Constitution. Same clause that gives Congress ...

What lawmakers are contemplating is a letter of marque that bestows the authority to execute an open-ended maritime campaign under supervision from Washington. The draft legislation would ...

In an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Lee argued that the same clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to declare war also allows it to issue letters of marque, which ...