legal history

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• SOURCE: Time
  10/8/19
  

  9 Landmark Supreme Court Cases That Shaped LGBTQ Rights in America

  Regardless of how the justices rule in the cases, the court’s decisions would not be the first time that the Supreme Court made major decisions impacting LGBTQ people’s civil rights in the United States. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/3/19
  

  Inside the Supreme Court ruling that made Nixon turn over his Watergate tapes

  The historic judgment that U.S. presidents do not hold unchecked power to declare executive privilege set a precedent that courts would consider in evaluating whether President Trump could shield his own communications from external scrutiny amid an impeachment inquiry.

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• 9/29/19
  

  How Ideologues and Partisans Seized the Court: From Nixon to Trump

  by Thom Hartmann

  When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. —Richard M. Nixon 

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• SOURCE: New Books Network
  9/9/19
  

  Habeas Corpus in Wartime: Derek Litvak Interviews Amanda L. Tyler

  by Derek Litvak

  Habeas Corpus in Wartime is a comprehensive history of the writ of habeas corpus in Anglo-America.

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• SOURCE: Time
  9/5/19
  

  Here's Why U.S. Law Prohibits Claiming That a 'Counterfeit Weather Forecast' Is Official

  When President Trump held up a map of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path, it included a Sharpie-drawn extension to show the storm hitting Alabama.

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  8/27/19
  

  Shedding light on secret laws governing presidential power

  by MARY DUDZIAK

  This system of secrecy curtails the ability of historians like me to research some of the most consequential opinions justifying executive actions.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  7/17/19
  

  Trump's Supreme Court Challenge Has a Historical Precedent

  by Bethany Berger

  As Trump agrees reluctantly to respect the court—at least in the case of the census—he follows, in part, that long-ago legal victory of the Cherokee Nation.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  7/24/19
  

  The Supreme Court decision that kept suburban schools segregated

  by Jon Hale

  The Milliken v. Bradley decision sanctioned a form of segregation that has allowed suburbs to escape being included in court-ordered desegregation and busing plans with nearby cities.

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• 7/21/19
  

  Exploring the Curious Sources of Medieval Law: An Interview with Acclaimed Historian Robin Chapman Stacey

  by Robin Lindley

  An Interview with Acclaimed Historian Robin Chapman Stacey on Law and the Imagination in Medieval Wales and More

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• 7/21/19
  

  The History of the American System of Interrogation

  by Donald E. McInnis

  Were the Central Park Five confessions a freak accident? No: every day, adults and juveniles falsely confess to serious crimes they did not commit. Why? 

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  7/1/19
  

  The Supreme Court Is in Danger of Again Becoming ‘the Grave of Liberty’

  by Eric Foner

  Supreme Court decisions have practical consequences, which justices too often blithely ignore.

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• SOURCE: House Committee on Education and Labor
  5/17/19
  

  Video of the Week: Brown v. Board at 65, A Promise Unfulfilled

  This six-minute video gives a powerful overview of the Supreme Court decision.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  5/25/19
  

  Outrage as author Naomi Wolf stands by view of Victorian poet

  At Hay festival, Wolf restated belief that John Addington Symonds was deeply affected by laws against homosexuality.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/12/19
  

  If judicial nominees don’t support ‘Brown v. Board,’ they don’t support the rule of law

  by Sherrilyn Ifill

  Few of us — no matter our race, color or creed — would recognize our democracy or legal system without the changes touched off by this momentous civil rights case.

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• SOURCE: Washigton Post
  5/7/19
  

  A century-old feud between millionaires is now key to getting Trump’s tax returns

  The law at issue in the strife over Trump’s taxes arose from a bitter dispute between Mellon and Sen. James Couzens (R-Mich.), a deep-pocketed adversary on Capitol Hill, over the lawmaker’s investigation of the IRS.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian.com
  5/2/19
  

  The Wolf’s Lair Attempts Transition From Tourist Trap to Educational Site

  The Polish government has taken over ownership of the one-time nerve center of the Third Reich, ridding the site of paintball and pottery classes.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/18/19
  

  Poor criminal defendants need better legal counsel to achieve a just society

  by Connie Hassett-Walker

  Why we must fulfill the promise of a famous Supreme Court decision to truly achieve criminal justice reform.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/29/19
  

  ‘Blue water’ Navy veterans from Vietnam-era win Agent Orange benefits case

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled overwhelmingly for these sailors, finding they are eligible for the same disability benefits as those who put boots on the ground or patrolled Vietnam’s inland rivers.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/27/19
  

  What Robert Mueller and William Barr need to tell us

  by Philip Zelikow

  Above all, because of its counterintelligence writ, the Mueller report should provide a historical account of a troubling and intensely controversial episode in American history. 

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• SOURCE: Time
  1/15/19
  

  What We Can Still Learn From American History's First Special Prosecutor

  by Andrew Coan

  The Mueller investigation grew out of a rich, complicated and not always edifying history that even most legal scholars and historians have largely forgotten.