Law Makers, Law Breakers, and Uncommon TrialsFrom the divine right of Charles I to the civil rights struggle of Rosa Parks, 25 non-fiction stories provide a panorama of people whose actions helped form our legal system and our world. Constitution makers, Civil War enemies, Irish rebels, World War II Nazis, murder and passion, art and prejudice appear in a page-turner that reads like a mystery novel. Did Dr. Samuel Mudd participate in the Lincoln assassination? Was Captain Charles McVay III responsible for the sinking of the USS Indianapolis? Did Levi Weeks kill pretty Elma Sands? Read about unknown founder James Wilson and Hitler's lawyer, Hans Frank. Discover the back stories of landmark cases and enjoy the cross examination and trial skills of lawyers in top form. |
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Justice Stephen Field, Justice David Terry, and Sarah Althea Hill 147 FACTS:
Sarah Hill caused a San Francisco scandal when she claimed she was married
to wealthy Senator Sharon and sued him for divorce. Sharon sued Hill in federal
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Justice Stephen Field, Justice David Terry, and Sarah Althea Hill 147 FACTS:
Sarah Hill caused a San Francisco scandal when she claimed she was married
to wealthy Senator Sharon and sued him for divorce. Sharon sued Hill in federal
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One shining example recounted in this book is the momentous opinion written in
1803 by Chief Justice John Marshall, which announced the bedrock principle that
the Supreme Court has power to declare invalid statutes enacted by Congress ...
One shining example recounted in this book is the momentous opinion written in
1803 by Chief Justice John Marshall, which announced the bedrock principle that
the Supreme Court has power to declare invalid statutes enacted by Congress ...
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From the makers of the Constitution to Rosa Parks's protest against
discrimination, our history is replete with stories of our long search for justice
under law. Against this setting, law breakers also flourish. Murder seldom can be
prevented.
From the makers of the Constitution to Rosa Parks's protest against
discrimination, our history is replete with stories of our long search for justice
under law. Against this setting, law breakers also flourish. Murder seldom can be
prevented.
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The King Who Lost His Head The Trial of Charles I | 3 |
James Wilson An Unknown American Founder | 15 |
The 1798 Sedition Act Presidents Party Prosecutes Press | 31 |
Signed Sealed but Not Delivered Marbury v Madison | 43 |
Dividing a Nation | 53 |
Justice Benjamin Curtis and Dred Scott | 55 |
The Long Strange Case of Dr Samuel Mudd The Lincoln Assassination | 73 |
The Unusual Judah P Benjamin | 89 |
Fighting Nazi Injustice | 215 |
Hans Frank Hitlers Lawyer | 217 |
The Ardeatine Caves | 237 |
Massacre at OradoursurGlane | 247 |
Exodus The Trial | 261 |
Zigzag The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis | 275 |
The Prejudice Trials | 293 |
Schumann v Wieck The Battle for Clara | 295 |
Passion and Murder in America | 101 |
The Life and Death of George Wythe I Am Murdered | 103 |
The Trial of Levi Weeks Hamilton and Burr for the Defense | 115 |
Wild Bill Hickok The Two Trials of Jack McCall | 133 |
Justice Stephen Field Justice David Terry and Sarah Althea Hill | 147 |
Mountain Meadows Massacre | 161 |
Defending Irish Rebels | 173 |
A Punctuation Mark Rex v Casement | 175 |
The Spelling Game Russells CrossExamination of Pigott | 201 |
Whistler v Ruskin A Question of Art | 303 |
Sir Edward Carson CrossExamines Oscar Wilde | 319 |
United States of America against One Book Entitled Ulysses by James Joyce | 337 |
Pride and Prejudice The Dark Side of Henry Ford | 351 |
Rosa Parks An American Icon | 367 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Law Makers, Law Breakers, and Uncommon Trials G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Autores | Robert Aitken, Marilyn Aitken |
| Colaborador | American Bar Association. Section of Litigation |
| Editor | American Bar Association, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1590318803, 9781590318805 |
| Largo | 422 páginas |
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