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Roe v. Wade
Few Supreme Court decisions have stirred up as much controversy, vitriolic debate, and even violence as Roe v. Wade in 1973. Four decades later, it remains a touchstone for the …
The Great New York Conspiracy of 1741
Almost 35 years before New York saw the first great battle waged by the new United States of America for its independence, rumours of a slave conspiracy spread in the city, leading …
Rutgers v. Waddington
Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring factions arose, and as is often the case in the aftermath of violent revolutions, the …
The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively …
Reading Law Forward
In the current legal climate where “everyone is an originalist,” conventional wisdom suggests that judges merely find law, rather than make it. Orthodox common-law jurisprudence …
Supreme Court
For more than two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided a battleground for nearly every controversial issue in our nations history. Now a veteran team of talented …
Reading Law Forward
In the current legal climate where everyone is an originalist, conventional wisdom suggests that judges merely find law, rather than make it. Orthodox common-law jurisprudence …
Daniel Webster and the Unfinished Constitution
Daniel Webster and the Unfinished Constitution reveals Webster as the foremost constitutional lawyer of his day. Peter Charles Hoffer builds a persuasive case that Webster was more …
The Free Press Crisis of 1800
The far-reaching Sedition Act of 1798 was introduced by Federalists to suppress Republican support of French revolutionaries and imposed fines and imprisonment “if any person shall …
Rutgers v. Waddington
Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring factions arose, and as is often the case in the aftermath of violent revolutions, the …
Roe v. Wade
Few Supreme Court decisions have stirred up as much controversy, vitriolic debate, and even violence as Roe v. Wade in 1973. Four decades later, it remains a touchstone for the …
Daniel Webster and the Unfinished Constitution
Daniel Webster and the Unfinished Constitution reveals Webster as the foremost constitutional lawyer of his day. Peter Charles Hoffer builds a persuasive case that Webster was more …