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8 Jul 2022, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Later that evening, the Philadelphia and New York Gazettes reported, . . . our late King’s Coat of Arms was brought from the Hall in the State House, where the said King’s Courts were formerly held, and burnet amidst the acclamations of a crowd of spectators. [read post]
7 Jul 2022, 11:21 am by Jack Sharman
”  The Economist magazine made a similar point about prosecutors-on-steroids and “cooperating” witnesses in The kings of the courtroom: How prosecutors came to dominate the criminal-justice system: Another change that empowers prosecutors is the proliferation of incomprehensible new laws. [read post]
4 Jul 2022, 5:26 am by Randy E. Barnett
And it forms the basis for Martin Luther King's metaphor of the civil rights movement as a promissory note that a later generation has come to collect. [read post]
26 Jun 2022, 12:28 am by Bill Henderson
  The main residence, which Guthrie located on one of the highest bluffs in the area, was an 80-room mansion inspired by a château outside of Paris constructed for King Louis XIV. [read post]
24 Jun 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Sanford Levinson This post was prepared for a roundtable on Law, Literature, and Other Performing Arts, convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022. [read post]
19 Jun 2022, 4:40 am by SHG
When Martin Luther King Day was made a federal holiday in 1983, it was quite the controversy. [read post]
17 Jun 2022, 5:00 pm by Michael Ehline
In many ways, the aftermath of Rodney King’s beating was a key moment for the city’s and my own– understanding of the law and rioting. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 12:52 pm by Joe May
George passed away in 1975 and Willie Mae followed in 1983. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 8:59 am by David Priess
Among its prominent members have been five kings of England, fourteen US presidents (including George Washington), and a veritable Who's Who of writers, artists, and politicians. [read post]
14 Jun 2022, 2:29 pm by Randy E. Barnett
Buckley, The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America (Encounter 2014) Brad Snyder, The House of Truth (Oxford 2017) (assigned ms) Stephen Garbaum, The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism (Cambridge 2013) Laura Donohue, The Future of Foreign Intelligence (Chicago 2016) (assigned ms) 2014: Clark Neily, Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution's Promise of Limited Government (Encounter 2013) Thomas Healy, The Great Dissent: How… [read post]
3 Jun 2022, 10:15 am by Guest Blogger
  George Washington took bitter exception when at least 3,000 formerly enslaved people left New York Harbor with British forces. [read post]
23 May 2022, 5:57 am by Kristy Parker
Since Jan. 6, 2021, a national debate has swirled around whether former President Donald Trump will be investigated and prosecuted for any crimes he may have committed through his efforts to remain in office despite his clear election loss. [read post]
22 May 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
And yet, that view can seem hopelessly myopic when held up to the light of contemporary culture, still adjusting to shifts in its vision of racial inequality after the murder of George Floyd. [read post]
13 May 2022, 4:36 pm by Sandy Levinson
  There are altogether separate arguments to be made as to whether the English Parliament in fact did not possess the legal authority to levy the taxes in question, but the point is that those colonists who thought not freely used the term "slavery" as part of their argument and concluded that King George III was a "tyrant" whose conduct justified American secession from the British Empire. [read post]
4 May 2022, 7:13 am
 The oldest use of the term "Russian roulette" — according to the OED — is a 1937 short story by George Surdez. [read post]
2 May 2022, 10:51 am by Eugene Volokh
[So the Supreme Court held this morning, though it made clear that a city could pick and choose which flags it flies, if it makes clear that the flags are its own speech.] [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 1:25 pm by David Kopel
Finally, he became king in his own right, reigning 1820-30 as George IV. [read post]