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a woman at a witch trial. she is wearing white and has her arms up in air with lightening bolts coming out of them. A judge, lawyer and an audience of people look on.
What was Wrong with the Judges at the Salem Witch Trials?
The Trials of Laura Fair by Carole Haber Book Cover.
A Woman Scorned?
The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain, by Nicholas B. Dirks book cover.
The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain
Cover of Sexual Injustice Supreme Court Decisions from Griswold to Roe by Marc Stein.
The Sexual Revolution that Wasn’t Quite
Cover of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals by David SchefferDavid S
Bringing Evil to Justice
The political cartoon that led to the coining of the term Gerrymander.
Re-mapping American Politics: The Redistricting Revolution Fifty Years Later
Kagan, Obama, and Roberts before her investiture ceremony, October 1, 2010.
How Empathy Makes Superior Judges – and Justice
The Warren Court (1953–1969).
Blending Empathy and Justice
Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Attacks on Sotomayor Ignore Court’s History and Makeup
A minuteman statue depicted on the Massachusetts state quarter
The Second Amendment Goes to Court
Woodrow Wilson in 1911.
The Peril of Absolute Power
Jefferson High School Marching Colonials perform on the steps of National Archives Building on Constitution Day, September 17, 1974.
Let’s Do Something Constitutional on Constitution Day
Poster from a 2020 pro-choice rally that says, "If my uterus had a gun, would I have more rights?"
Theater of Cruelty
The West Virginia State Penitentiary electric chair, also known as "Old Sparky."
The Truth About Capital Punishment: It’s Inherently Cruel
President George W. Bush meets with his cabinet after his re-election.
The Founders Never Imagined a Bush Administration
President George W. Bush addressing Congress in 2001 with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert standing behind him.
Wartime Powers: Lincoln’s Restraint, Bush’s Excess
The United States Army Drill Team.
Should the Military Take Charge in Emergencies?
Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. during a meeting with Senator Patrick Leahy on August 29, 2005
Give Roberts Some Breathing Room
"We the People" Inscription located on the facade of the National Constitution Center.
How Europe Might Learn from American Constitution-Making
European Union flag fluttering in the wind.
Europe Already Has a Working Constitution
The Senate's side of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The Framers vs. Sen. Frist
Legislative members are seen exhausted while listening to lengthy testimony during floor action on the articles for impeachment of judge Sam Smith.
The Poisonous Cry for Judicial Impeachment
An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania State Archives.
The Forgotten First Step Toward Freedom
An array of non-lethal guns laid out on a table.
Taking a Big Bite Out of the Second Amendment