Overview :Selected as a 2007 Michigan Notable BookWinner of Michigan's State History AwardThe History of Michigan Law offers the first serious survey ... Read More
Overview :Central to the development of the American legal system, writes Professor Finkelman in Slavery & the Law, is the institution of slavery. It ... Read More
Overview :An examination of responses to John Brown and the Harper's Ferry Raid by prominent scholars: what different segments of American society mad... Read More
Overview :Reprinted from the Garland series: Slavery, Race and the American Legal System, 1700-1872, the 13 pamphlets in this collection address cases... Read More
Overview :Constitutional law expert Paul Finkelman offers readers a carefully researched and highly readable look at the document that is the blueprin... Read More
Overview :An important reference that provides the historical context and constitutional perspective of more than 1,000 of the most important Supreme ... Read More
Overview :The three most important Supreme Court Justices before the Civil War--Chief Justices John Marshall and Roger B. Taney and Associate Justice ... Read More
Overview :The United States Supreme Court's relegation of many rights to definition under state constitutional law, combined with the tendency of rece... Read More
Overview :While other resources focus on different aspects of this century, such as the Civil War or immigration, this is the first truly comprehensiv... Read More
Overview :Trace the impact of one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions as Dred Scott v. Sandford walks you through this iconic court case, ... Read More
Overview :In Slavery and the Founders, Paul Finkelman addresses a central issue of the American founding: how the first generation of leaders of the U... Read More