The Federal Circuit - A Judicial Innovation: Establishing a US Court of Appeals
By Steven Flanders
The book The Federal Circuit - A Judicial Innovation: Establishing a US Court of Appeals is the preservation and dissemination of the history of the Federal Circuit and its predecessor courts, featuring an inside view of the Society records, written histories of major figures of the Court and a tribute to the members and supporters. More... |
Law as Justice: The Moral Imperative of Owen Fiss's Scholarship
By Professor Irwin P. Stotzky, University of Miami School of Law
Owen Fiss's writings, exemplified in Law as Justice, advance the powerful principle that law is an expression of public reason and the practice of constitutional adjudication is crucial in determining the quality of our social life. His work represents the best ideals of the legal institutions that created the impetus for the most significant changes in the history of the republic, including, not least of all, the quest for racial equality. More... |
The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education: Reflections and Colloquy
Edited by Jack Greenberg and Kendall Thomas with Lawyers for the Plaintiffs,
Jack Greenberg, Robert L. Carter, Oliver Hill, Constance Baker Motley, Jack B. Weinstein, President Bill Clinton, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Fifty plus years after the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education, scholars, students, judges, social activists, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and President Bill Clinton gathered at Columbia Law School in a series of meetings to assess Brown's extraordinary impact. More... |
The Story of The Federalist: How Hamilton and Madison Reconceived America
By Professor Dan T. Coenen, University of Georgia School of Law
For the Constitution to become law, it first had to be ratified by the states. Throughout the nation, however, the Framers' proposed new charter of government quickly engendered intense opposition. How was this opposition to be overcome, especially in the key battleground state of New York? More... |
Spreading America's Word: Stories of Its Lawyer-Missionaries
By Paul Carrington
Duke University School of Law
In September 2002 the President of the United States stated The National Security Strategy and foretold, as if for the first time, that "[T]he United States will use this moment of opportunity to extend the benefits of freedom across the globe. We will actively work to bring the hope of democracy, development, free markets and free trade to every corner of the world."More... |
Crusaders in the Courts: Legal Battles of the Civil Rights Movement
Anniversary Edition
By Jack Greenberg
Former Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Jack Greenberg, a key figure at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) for thirty-five years, offers both a powerful personal memoir and the definitive history of an organization that helped change American society. More... |
