The Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott Case

Author: Roger Brooke Taney

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781017251265

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The Washington University Libraries presents an online exhibit of documents regarding the Dred Scott case. American slave Dred Scott (1795?-1858) and his wife Harriet filed suit for their freedom in the Saint Louis Circuit Court in 1846. The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1857 that the Scotts must remain slaves.

Buying America from the Indians
Buying America from the Indians

Author: Blake A. Watson

Publisher:

Published: 2022-08-02

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 9780806191270

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Johnson v. McIntosh and its impact offers a comprehensive historical and legal overview of Native land rights since the European discovery of the New World. Watson sets the case in rich historical context. After tracing Anglo-American views of Native land rights to their European roots, Watson explains how speculative ventures in Native lands affected not only Indian peoples themselves but the causes and outcomes of the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and ratification of the Articles of Confederation. He then focuses on the transactions at issue in Johnson between the Illinois and Piankeshaw Indians, who sold their homelands, and the future shareholders of the United Illinois and Wabash Land Companies.

The Right to Counsel in American Courts
The Right to Counsel in American Courts

Author: William Beaney

Publisher:

Published: 2016-10-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780472750191

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The Right to Counsel in American Courts is the first detailed treatment of all aspects of this vital right as extended in theory and practice by state and federal courts. Addressed primarily to students of constitutional law and of the administration of justice, it is also a valuable tool for practicing lawyers because of its thoughtful organization and wealth of citations.

From Disgrace to Dignity
From Disgrace to Dignity

Author: Clemens Bartollas

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-01-14

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1532647166

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From Disgrace to Dignity: Redemption in the Life of Willie Rico Johnson examines the life of Rico Johnson who became the head of the Conservative Vice Lords, one of the largest street gangs in the United States. In addition to highlighting his life, this work considers how redemption has affected his life. In addition, Minister Rico is identified as a Godfather. Much like the Godfathers found in organized crime families, Rico sees himself as providing a positive force to Vice Lords' gang members. On one hand, what this involves is taking care of their needs (he feeds 150 families a day) and, on the other hand, providing guidance and direction for members' lives.

Feminist Judgments: Reproductive Justice Rewritten
Feminist Judgments: Reproductive Justice Rewritten

Author: Kimberly Mutcherson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-04-16

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1108425437

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Reproductive justice theory made real through re-imagining critical cases addressing pregnancy, parenting, and the law's treatment of marginalized women.