William Shakespeare's "Henry V" provided the plot for the Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual mock trial Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., featuring a collection of high-profile judges and lawyers, including Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito Jr. and Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- who was sitting as chief justice for a change. The case before the seven-judge panel asked whether Henry V should be held criminally responsible for the mass execution of French prisoners of war after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
March 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sitting as chief justice for a change, invoked law beyond the U.S. Constitution on Tuesday night.
First, she analyzed French succession law, or Salic law, in a case involving the legitimacy of English King Henry V’s claim to the French crown.
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