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16 Mar 2021, 5:45 am
In Samuel Johnson’s 1755 Dictionary of the English Language, the word excise was defined as “a hateful tax levied upon commodities and adjudged not by the common judges of property but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid. [read post]
17 Feb 2021, 5:55 am
Although often forgotten today, her poetry won the admiration of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 9:03 pm
” In the dissenting opinion, Justice Samuel Alito argued that the common understanding of sex discrimination in 1964 was bias against women or men rather than bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 9:01 pm
”As almost every student of American history knows, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used that word to describe Japan’s December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, calling it a “date that will live in infamy. [read post]
4 Nov 2020, 2:42 am
As Benjamin Franklin remarked a long time ago, “an ounce of prevention is worth a... [read post]
12 Oct 2020, 6:30 am
” Thus, in his “House Divided” Speech of 1858, while suggesting there was in effect a conspiracy among James Buchanan, Roger Taney, Franklin Pierce, and Stephen A. [read post]
23 Sep 2020, 3:01 pm
General agreement exists that John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito were far more conservative than past Republican appointees. [read post]
22 Sep 2020, 4:00 am
El 16 de julio de 2019, el exjuez asociado del Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos, John Paul Stevens, falleció a los 99 años. [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 7:32 am
I recall once walking into a law firm partner’s office for a job interview and he had Samuel Alito’s hearings on TV; we watched for half an hour before getting on with the interview (I got the offer). [read post]
5 Sep 2020, 3:00 am
Neither Franklin nor Thomas Jefferson attended, but in addition to Adams, the delegates included Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, John Jay, John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, and John Adams’ cousin, Samuel Adams. [read post]
14 Aug 2020, 3:22 am
Some colonies had official agents to Parliament, like Benjamin Franklin, but no colonies had sitting representatives in the British Parliament. [read post]
24 May 2020, 9:30 pm
" -- Kirkus Reviews"This work sets itself apart from other Adams biographies in its detailing of its subject's vision of governance, as well as his role as a legal and constitutional scholar, compared to other Founding Fathers, such as George Washington, Samuel Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and, notably, Thomas Jefferson. [read post]
2 May 2020, 8:39 am
Matthew Waxman and Samuel Weitzman argued that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Montgomery Ward seizure is a stark reminder of what unleashing wartime government power over industry has actually looked like. [read post]
1 May 2020, 7:04 am
In NYC, labor leader Samuel Gompers, told the crowd, ‘May 1st would be remembered as a second declaration of independence. [read post]
30 Nov 2019, 12:01 am
It is perhaps for this reason that he was approached by a group of plotters who wanted to mount a coup against President Franklin Roosevelt. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 9:01 pm
When the justices finally changed course, it appeared to be in response to the threat by President Franklin D. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 7:35 am
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2 Oct 2019, 7:58 pm
Franklin, and Samuel W. [read post]
13 Jul 2019, 6:00 am
How, after all, did these actions by the Franklin Pierce administration come to occupy a special place in presidential war powers jurisprudence? [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 4:30 am
New Hampshire:Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew ThorntonMassachusetts:John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge GerryRhode Island:Stephen Hopkins, William ElleryConnecticut:Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver WolcottNew York:William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis MorrisNew Jersey:Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham ClarkPennsylvania:Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin… [read post]
