R Kent Newmyer: 3 books
by R. Kent Newmyer
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
John Marshall (1755--1835) was arguably the most important judicial figure in American history. As the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1801 to1835, he helped move the Court from the fringes of power to the epicenter of constitutional government. His great opinions...
The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr
Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
The Burr treason trial, one of the greatest criminal trials in American history, was significant for several reasons. The legal proceedings lasted seven months and featured some of the nation's best lawyers. It also pitted President Thomas Jefferson (who declared Burr guilty without the benefit of...
Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story
Statesman of the Old Republic
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2004
The primary founder and guiding spirit of the Harvard Law School and the most prolific publicist of the nineteenth century, Story served as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1811 to 1845. His attitudes and goals as lawyer, politician, judge, and legal educator were founded on the republican...