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Journalism Ethics and Law brings to life the on-going conversation about journalism ethics and how the law works with today's media.
In the spring of 1861, Union military authorities arrested Maryland farmer John Merryman on charges of treason for burning... Læs mere
Louisiana's non-unanimous jury-verdict law permitted juries to convict criminal defendants with only nine, and later ten, out of... Læs mere
Focuses on a range of powerful critical thinking tools drawn from logic, science, ethics, and political and social theory. Sections on terrorism... Læs mere
A nation often amends its laws during war, not least to regulate life at home. Yet few historians have considered the impact of law... Læs mere
In what may be the most impressive research to date of state supreme court records, this study analyses the evolution of Louisiana's slave laws... Læs mere
Elite, personable, and persuasive, Edward Douglass White served on the United States Supreme Court for twenty-seven years. During his tenure, he... Læs mere
At the close of the Civil War, the Federal government undertook a sweeping reform of land tenure in the South with the passage of the Southern Homestead Act of 1866. Michael Lanza studies the conception, evolution, and demise of this critical aspect of Reconstruction history.
Examines the case of six men of Italian descent who were charged with the murder of a businessman in 1921 in Independence, Louisiana, and ultimately hanged.
Fascinating in its depiction of an intelligent young man's coming of age in the days of the Land Rush and the closing of the frontier, My Life and an Era is equally important for its reporting of the triracial culture of early Oklahoma.
Louisiana state law was unique in allowing slaves to contract for their freedom and to initiate a lawsuit for liberty.... Læs mere