Using a thematic approach to American law and legal history, The Common Law Tradition in America introduces readers to the scholars, judges, and critics who made the law at once a stable source of rules and a dynamic system capable of responding to social and economic changes.
Many rights that Americans cherish today go unmentioned in the US Constitution. Where do these freedoms come from? John V. Orth traces the history of due process, from its origins in medieval England to its applications in the latest cases.