DOJ is turning to an ancient body of law to capture Iranian oil tankers. It’s been so long since the U.S. used it, ‘we’d have to conduct a séance’
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What happened
The Justice Department is reviving prize law, a centuries-old set of rules that could streamline the process of seizing enemy vessels.
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