"A must book for those interested in the continuing American battle between the corporations and the individual citizen."--Congressional Affairs Press.
A modern analysis of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" in July, 1925, in which public school teacher John T. Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee state law prohibiting the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution. Scopes was later released and the law was repealed in 1967. Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for history.
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor reflects on issues relating to law and American life, balancing a respect for origins, foundations, and institutions with an awareness of evolution and change. Though, as a sitting judge, she does not discuss specifics of cases that have or may come before the court, nevertheless, she addresses ways that the law has ...
In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing. "A History of American ...
In 1906, Ed Johnson, an innocent black man, was found guilty of the brutal rape of a white woman in Chattanooga and was sentenced to die. Two black lawyers appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay of execution, and the stay was granted. Frenzied locals responded by lynching Johnson, and what ensued was a breathtaking whirlwind of groundbreaking ...
In this full story behind the allegation of rape against the Duke lacrosse team, Taylor argues that law enforcement, a campaigning prosecutor, and liberally biased journalists and academics had repeatedly refused to pursue the full story, while scapegoats were made of the accused. Illustrated.
Judge Higginbotham chronicles in unrelenting detail the role of the law in the enslavement and subjugation of black Americans during the colonial period. It is a moving book that should be read by all Americans who believe in justice and dignity for all.
The Templars fought against Islam in the crusader east for nearly two centuries. During that time the original small band grew into a formidable army, backed by an extensive network of preceptories in the Latin West. In October 1307, the members of this seemingly invulnerable and respected Order were arrested on the orders of Philip IV, King of ...
From the controversial former FDA commissioner: the surprisingly gripping, suspenseful, inside story of how the FDA confronted the tobacco industry.. Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who made excuses about nicotine, cancer and addiction. They had ...
In an authoritative history that is as readable as it is exhaustively researched, Leslie Reagan, Assistant Professor of History, Medicine, and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois, immerses herself and the reader in the primary documents that collectively chart this nation's extensive experience from 1867-1973, the period during which ...
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1979, this masterful examination of the most famous example of judicial failure--the case referred to as "the most frequently overturned decision in history." On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Supreme Court's decision against Dred Scott, a slave who maintained he had been emancipated as a ...
In 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood's illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistrates - who coincidentally held court in the same ...
In his treatise on law comprising questions 90-97 of the Summa Theologica, St. Thomas presents a philosophical analysis of the nature and structure of law. Believing that law achieves its results by imposing moral obligations rather than outright force on those subject to it, he explores the vital questions surrounding that issue.
Revised and expanded in this third edition, American Legal History now features a new co-author, James Ely, who is a specialist on property rights. This highly acclaimed text provides a comprehensive selection of the most important documents in the field, which integrate the history of public and private law from America's colonial origins to the ...
Awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History in 1978, Morton J. Horwitz's The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 is considered one of the most significant works ever published in American legal history. Since its publication in 1977, it has become the standard source on early nineteenth-century American law. In this monumental book, ...
Many great features make this text an ideal option for your classroom: - maintains its standing as the preeminent work in the field, covering the legal-economic perspective on all key areas, from common law to the Constitution - presents the expertise of a highly distinguished author, pioneer in law and economics analysis - offers accessible, ...
Rethinking the New Deal Court challenges the prevailing account of the New Deal era Supreme Court, which holds that in the spring of 1937 the Court suddenly abandoned jurisprudential positions it had staked out in such areas as substantive due process and commerce clause doctrine. In this view, the impetus for such a dramatic reversal was provided ...
A Harvard Law School professor examines the impact that Brown v. Board of Education has had on his family, citing the contributions of such individuals as Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Earl Warren while revealing how the reforms promised by the case were systematically undermined. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
In this riveting account of the explosive relationship between Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover, renowned journalist and author Burton Hersh sets their highly publicized clashes in the context of Joe Kennedys ongoing manipulation of Congress and his childrens careers, and his lifelong connections to organized crime. Theirs was a unique ...
This award-winning study weaves together vivid portraits of lawyers and judges, sketches of numerous black children throughout history, and gripping courtroom drama scenes to reveal why schools are more segregated today than they were before "Brown v. Board of Education."
From the authors of the acclaimed "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, " and featuring some of the most important cases in criminal law, "The Devil's Advocates" is the final volume of a must-have trilogy of the best closing arguments in American legal history. Criminal law is considered by many to be the most exciting of the legal specialties, and ...
This Companion offers a one-volume, alphabetically arranged, encyclopedia introducing the main lines of American law, from the institutions, people, events, and cases to the doctrines and concepts. Produced under the editorship of a board of five noted scholars, headed by Kermit L. Hall, it comprises of approximately 500 entries, each written by ...
Using previously unavailable government documents and scores of new interviews, this masterful biography of the legendary chief justice of the United States and chairman of the Warren Commission illuminates the life of a man who played a key role in nearly every defining moment in American history in the latter half of the 20th century. 8-page ...
"Written with students in mind, Baker: An Introduction to English Legal History provides an introduction to the common law and English legal culture through the dimension of history. It traces in outline, the development of the principal features of English legal institutions and doctrines from Anglo-Saxon times to the present.The introduction has ...
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