For more than two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided a battleground for nearly every ...

An essential, rigorous, and lively introduction to the beginnings of American law.How did America...

An introduction to and meditation on the key concepts, history, evolution, complexities, and i...

Revisits the dramatic landmark treason case from the early days of the American nation, featur...

Examining the congressional debates on antislavery petitions before the Civil War.Passed by the H...

In Seward's Law, Peter Charles Hoffer argues that William H. Seward's legal practice in Auburn, N...

Daniel Webster and the Unfinished Constitution reveals Webster as the foremost constitutional law...

Beginning with the introduction of abortion law in the nineteenth century, this reader includes i...

The distinguished historian "e;does a remarkable job"e; with this lively and comprehensiv...

This book charts the history of civil litigation in America from the 17th century to today,...

Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring faction...

Examines the trial of journalist Thomas Cooper, which was the first major constitutional chall...