...set up courts for "the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas," and to establish "courts for receiving and determining, finally, appeals in all cases of captures," but with the limitation that no member of Congress could sit as a judge.2 The articles stipulated neither...

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...was that the right was conferred upon Congress of "appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and establishing courts for receiving and dedetermining finally appeals in all cases of capture.* Congress did not avail itself of the power...

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...set up courts for "the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas," and to establish "courts for receiving and determining, finally, appeals in all cases of captures," but with the limitation that no member of Congress could sit as a judge.2 The articles stipulated neither...

...judicial power of the federal government extended. The confederation gave to Congress the power "of establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures." This power was uniformly construed to authorize these courts to receive appeals from the sentences...