I, like many others, suspect Frank Davis is Barack’s father. As for his height, it could be from his grandfather as well. Stanly Dunham appears to be rather tall, and Obama resembles him quite a bit facially. If he acquired his facial features, it seems reasonable to think that Grandfather Stanly’s traits ended up being dominant in Barry.
The court in Miller v. Hall appealed to the law of nations as well as to the Privileges and Immunities Clause in rendering its decision. See Miller, 1 U.S. (1 Dal.) at 232.
The court sided with the defendant, recognizing that “foreign laws” (i.e., a Maryland statute) could have effect outside of the jurisdiction of their origin.
The sovereign states were foreign nations with
respect to each other,
http://www.wcl.american.edu/journal/lawrev/47/smith.pdf?rd=1