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American Legal History
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Documents from American legal history, with commentary and questions for your consideration.
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Ancient Law
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Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property, inheritance, crime, and civil law.
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Aztec and Mayan Law
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A bibliography, with summaries, from the Tarlton Law Library.
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Capital Crime and Federal Justice in Western Missouri
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An examination of four high profile capital cases, between 1854 and 1956.
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Connections
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Unannotated links with an emphasis on ancient law, from Bernard J. Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
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English Legal History Materials
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Materials for a history course presented at the University of Houston.
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Famous American Trials
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Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law.
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H-Law Discussion Network
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List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Site includes information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book reviews and a substantial selection of well-annotated links.
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History of Law
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Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods.
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History on Trial
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Information and discussion about some of the most famous and controversial trials in American history, from HistoryChannel.com.
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John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin
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Transcripts, images and links to primary and secondary sources addressing the state's experience with the death penalty and why it has eschewed capital punishment longer than any other.
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LawBuzz
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Stories of famous (and infamous) trials and legal events, with commentary, political cartoons, and information about legal history and legal rights.
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LII Supreme Court Collection: Decisions by Justice
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United States Supreme Court decisions, categorized by the Justice who authored them.
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LONANG Library
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Presenting historical writings in the natural law tradition.
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Lynette's Legal History page
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British legal history links.
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The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox
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Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.
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The Women's Legal History Project
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Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
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Western Legal Tradition
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Web links to resources on Western law, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through 17th century England.
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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
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United States Congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873.
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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
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U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 - 1875.
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British Library - Magna Carta
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Translation of the Magna Carta into modern English, intended to convey the sense rather than the precise wording of the original Latin.
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Code of Hammurabi - The Avalon Project
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Translation of the Code of Hammurabi, with commentary.
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The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
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Documents in law, history and diplomacy.
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The Legal History Project
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Promoting an understanding of legal history.
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