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Social justice
fromABA Journal
3 months ago

March 1, 1828: Sojourner Truth goes to court

Isabella Baumfree, later known as Sojourner Truth, became the first Black woman to win a court case against a white individual in New York.
Law
fromwww.bostonherald.com
2 months ago

Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today

Prigg v. Pennsylvania illustrates the enduring influence of slavery on American legal principles, persistently referenced in contemporary jurisprudence.
Social justice
fromABA Journal
3 months ago

March 1, 1828: Sojourner Truth goes to court

Isabella Baumfree, later known as Sojourner Truth, became the first Black woman to win a court case against a white individual in New York.
Law
fromwww.bostonherald.com
2 months ago

Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today

Prigg v. Pennsylvania illustrates the enduring influence of slavery on American legal principles, persistently referenced in contemporary jurisprudence.
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#magna-carta
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Opinion: A wealth of wisdom for a bargain price

A previously unrecognized original Magna Carta has been identified at Harvard Law School, purchased for $27.50 in 1946.
History
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it

A medieval history professor discovered an authentic 1300 Magna Carta in Harvard's archives, significantly altering its historical narrative.
Higher education
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks ago

Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

Harvard may possess a rare 1300 copy of the Magna Carta, previously misidentified as a cheap replica.
London
fromTheartnewspaper
2 weeks ago

Magna Carta 'copy' once sold at Sotheby's is an original, say UK professors

A manuscript once thought to be an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now authenticated as a genuine version from 1300.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Opinion: A wealth of wisdom for a bargain price

A previously unrecognized original Magna Carta has been identified at Harvard Law School, purchased for $27.50 in 1946.
History
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it

A medieval history professor discovered an authentic 1300 Magna Carta in Harvard's archives, significantly altering its historical narrative.
Higher education
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks ago

Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

Harvard may possess a rare 1300 copy of the Magna Carta, previously misidentified as a cheap replica.
London
fromTheartnewspaper
2 weeks ago

Magna Carta 'copy' once sold at Sotheby's is an original, say UK professors

A manuscript once thought to be an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now authenticated as a genuine version from 1300.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Justice David Souter Was the Antithesis of the Present

Justice Souter's influence is often overshadowed by flashier colleagues, yet his jurisprudence is a paradigmatic example of principled restraint, standing the test of time.
Social justice
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.

The legal proceedings surrounding Gadalias and Saulos reveal the severity of tax evasion in ancient Rome, where penalties ranged from fines to execution.
Law
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Why the Inquisition Didn't Prosecute Werewolves - Medievalists.net

In early modern Europe, werewolf trials fell under secular or local judicial authority, prosecuted not for heresy, but for acts of violence, murder, and madness.
History
Social justice
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Then They Came for People With Disabilities

Kitty Cone's experience with discrimination fueled her activism for disability rights in the face of institutional neglect and societal indifference.
Board games
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Playing Games With The Supreme Court - Above the Law

Talia Rosen's board game brings U.S. Supreme Court history to life through strategic gameplay and engaging mechanics, reflecting a decade-long creative journey.
US news
fromWashington Post
3 months ago

L. Clifford Davis, who helped desegregate Texas schools, dies at 100

L. Clifford Davis played a crucial role in integrating Texas public schools during the civil rights movement.
US politics
fromtime.com
3 months ago

The Fight for Trans Inclusion in the Military Goes Back Decades

Trump's executive order seeks to ban trans people from military service, prompting immediate lawsuits.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Before Scopes, Clarence Darrow fought another battle. He was accused of bribing a jury

Darrow’s involvement in the McNamara case was marked by overwhelming evidence against his clients, leading him to urge them to plead guilty to avoid execution.
California
fromIrish Independent
7 months ago

The Indo Daily: Nicola Hanney on surviving a terminal cancer diagnosis and 'vile' coercive control nightmare

Nicola Hanney endured an onslaught of abuse via 652 messages from Paul Moody in just 14 hours, signaling her fight against unrelenting coercive control amid a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

It's only LSD but I like it: the play telling the untold story about the Stones drugs bust

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' 1967 trial for drug possession marked a significant clash between counterculture and establishment, highlighted by the involvement of Michael Havers as defense.
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