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The Supreme Court reviewed the seizure of two Spanish fishing vessels caught fishing off the coast of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The owners argued the vessels were exempt from capture under international law. The Court agreed, finding it was an established rule of international law dating back to the U.S. Revolutionary War that small coastal fishing vessels peacefully pursuing their trade were exempt from seizure as prizes of war. The Court thus reversed the lower court decision condemning the ve
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