Editing Elihu Root (section)

====International law====
As U.S. Attorney, Root had his first exposure to [[international law]],{{sfn|Jessup|1938|pp=136–40}} which would become the cornerstone of his public legacy. He prosecuted two cases for violation of United States [[Neutrality Act of 1794|neutrality laws]] against vessels for aiding Haitian and Colombian insurgents and defended the government in the [[Head Money Cases]], a challenge to the [[Immigration Act of 1882]] on grounds that it conflicted with international treaties with the [[Republic of the Netherlands]]. The suit was appealed to the Supreme Court, where the government prevailed.{{sfn|Jessup|1938|pp=136–40}}