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Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War.It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned the Union Army for assistance.
Illinois v. Missouri, 399 U.S. 146 (1970), was a per curiam decision determining a boundary line between the states of Illinois and Missouri. The case specifically assigned ownership of several islands in the Mississippi River. The court referred the case to a special master who filed a report, which was adopted by the court, decreeing that:
Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that criminal defense attorneys must advise noncitizen clients about the deportation risks of a guilty plea.
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas, or the Border War, was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859. It emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas .
As a result, Kentucky has become a border state, and our children are at risk,” Coleman said in a news release. “The crisis at the southern border demands a strong response, and I am proud to ...
Missouri and Kansas enter their Border War rivalry game on Saturday with a combined record of 17-1. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
(The Center Square) – Missouri state Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, plans to file bills in the state legislature to increase border security measures and ensure law enforcement agencies have the ...
Levant Crisis France v. United Kingdom: Syria-Lebanon and Transjordan: 0 1947: 1948: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 India v. Pakistan: Jammu and Kashmir ~3,000 1954: 1954: Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli India v. Portugal: Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 46 1956: 1956: Suez Crisis Israel v. Egypt: Sinai Peninsula Suez Canal Zone: 2,848-4,198 ...