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  2. Arrests of Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia

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    Grant scholar Marszalek describes it as an appropriate and "wonderful" irony that a president who championed equality under Reconstruction might have been arrested by a Black man. [ 23 ] The alleged arrest was cited in a 1945 dissent by Gregorio Perfecto of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, [ c ] as an example of "how law is really above ...

  3. Scandals of the Ulysses S. Grant administration - Wikipedia

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    Grant, however, was committed to completing the unification of a bitterly divided country torn by Civil War, to honor Abraham Lincoln, and give full citizenship rights to African Americans and their posterity. [7] [74] [75] An analysis of the scandals reveals the many powers at Grant's disposal as the President of the United States. His ...

  4. Presidential immunity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the United States grants legislative immunity to members of Congress through the Speech or Debate Clause, but has no explicit comparable grant for the president. [7] Early American politicians, including those at the Constitutional Convention , were divided as to whether such immunity should exist. [ 8 ]

  5. General Order No. 11 (1862) - Wikipedia

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    In his book When General Grant Expelled the Jews (2012) historian Jonathan Sarna maintains that as president Grant became one of the greatest friends of Jews in American history. When he was president, he appointed more Jews to office than any previous president.

  6. Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia

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    In the 21st Century, Grant's reputation and ranking had significantly increased, that followed a series of positive biographies written by noted historians, that included Jean Edward Smith, Grant, [44] H.W. Brands, The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace [232] and most recently Ronald C. White, American Ulysses: A Life of ...

  7. Hugh Grant Jokes About His 1995 Lewd Conduct Arrest After ...

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    Hugh Grant poked fun at his past legal drama during the premiere of his latest movie. While introducing his new film Heretic at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, October 24, the actor ...

  8. Historical reputation of Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia

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    Grant's reputation soared during his well-publicized world tour. [7] At his death, Grant was seen as "a symbol of the American national identity and memory", when millions turned out for his funeral procession in 1885 and attended the 1897 dedication of his tomb. [1] Grant's popularity increased in the years immediately after his death.

  9. Hugh Grant makes rare joke about 1995 sex worker scandal on ...

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    ‘Everyone thinks, “Oh, well he’s just bitter because he got arrested with a hooker in 1995,”’ actor said about his campaigns against tabloid press Hugh Grant makes rare joke about 1995 ...