Legal history

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Pledge of Allegiance plaque
When Congress Tampers with the Court’s Independence
Integrated classroom in 1955.
The Long-Term Legacies of Brown v. Board
Painted poster of Saddam Hussein riddled with bullet holes in 2003.
Hybrid Justice for Hussein
The supreme court of Massachusetts sits at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.
Gay-Marriage Decision: Just the Beginning of the Debate
Antichristus, a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: the pope depicted as the Antichrist, using his temporal power to grant authority to a generously contributing ruler.
The Bible as a Political Tool
Illustration of Adam and Eve.
Changing the Constitution to Protect Adam and Eve?
The 2011 edition of Austin Pride.
Gay Rights: Separate but Equal?
Bust of Harlan Fiske Stone, the 12th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Following Bad Precedents for Deciding Military Justice
President Reagan recites the Pledge of Allegiance with students from a Detroit Catholic school in 1984.
Affirming “Under God” Ruling Is a Higher Form of Patriotism
Medical examination photo of Gordon showing his scourged back, widely distributed by Abolitionists to expose the brutality of slavery. From at least the 1860s onwards, photography was a powerful tool in the abolitionist movement.
Can Reparations Heal the Wounds of Slavery?
Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr.
Ghosts of Mississippi Haunt Pickering’s Nomination
A judge's gavel resting in front of legal books.
Windows and the Bench: Microsoft and the Judges
the word History in script
Why Study History?
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall: A Justice For All