FDR’s “court-packing plan” amounted to playing Russian Roulette with the constitutional balance of powers. By Dr. James...
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The Commission concludes that the size of the Court has fluctuated over time due to both institutional...
Although it is not widely discussed, and the evening news might not broadcast about it very often,...
A crime or criminal offense is described as an unlawful act that is punishable by a state...
Examining classical Athens’ distinctive approach to building a system of law and order. Abstract How do democratic...
Rhetoric took precedence over evidence in Ancient Athenian courts. By Lauren Davis Introduction To many modern audiences,...
For its courts, modern Europe turned to the old Roman cognitio in the form of the so-called Romano-canonical procedure....
Women today stand on the shoulders of those who fought for thousands of years for basic rights....
A bedrock feature of the rule of law is stare decisis, or “let the decision stand”. Four...
The U.S. is woefully behind the rest of the world in enacting universal, comprehensive data privacy laws...
By taking the kingship, he established the Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer, also referenced as the...
A terse piece of legislation from 1996 has been credited with creating the internet as we know...
IT law does not constitute a separate area of law. It encompasses aspects of contract, intellectual property,...
The lawsuit alleges police did nothing to prevent the violence. A man who was shot in the...
Bribe-taking by the police remained rampant as prostitutes, gamblers, and saloonkeepers paid enforced tribute. Complaints about the...
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People who forge their own vaccine cards, or buy forged cards, are already facing legal problems, including...
Like the roots of the concept of “citizen”, the origin of the legal construction of “privacy” lies...
With a decline in the US birth rate, it is predicted that over the next ten years,...
Conservative justices are redefining religious freedom to mean the protection of individuals or groups to discriminate against...
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Criminal justice reform can save New York State money and reduce the racial wealth gap. Foreword The...
The justices of the Court are often categorized as having conservative, moderate, or liberal philosophies of law...
We’re getting an up-close look at how law enforcement treats left and right protests differently. By Basav...
All you remember was a loud bang, and suddenly everything went dark. The next time you open...
The relatively sensible approach to crime found in Ancient Rome gave way to something much different in...
Surreal legal concepts ran amuck throughout the epoch. By Lloyd Duhaime, J.D.Duhaime Law The origins of English...
Penal treadmills were used in prisons in the early Victorian period in Britain as a method of...
Types of punishments imposed on convicts at London’s central criminal court from the late 17th century to...
Chase continued to pursue the presidency, seeking the Democratic nomination in 1868 and the Liberal Republican nomination...