Showcasing an annotated, illustrated timeline of events, as well as a gallery filled with photographs of faculty, staff, and student life and activities, this book tells the story of the first fifty years of SIU Law, and charts its evolution from a small, regional school to one with thousands of graduates playing leading roles throughout the country and the world.
Edited by Jason Stacy, Brandon Adams, Scott Both, Joseph Davis, Shawn Emily, Jessica Guldner, Amy Kapp, Joseph King, Andrew Niederhauser, Abbigayle Schaefer, Elizabeth Schroader, Andrew Shepherd, Nicholas Swain and Lucas Turnbull
Publisher: Saluki Publishing
Edited and produced by university students,The New Star Chamber and Other Essays offers a compelling critique of corporate capitalism and American imperialism. In print again for the first time since 1904, this edition includes an introduction and historical annotations throughout.
Corbin examines the distinct function of defense counsel in juvenile courts, demonstrating the commonplace presence of role conflict and confusion, even among defenders in jurisdictions that clearly define their role. This study focuses on juvenile defense attorneys in North Carolina, where it is mandated that counselors advocate for their client’s wishes, even if they do not agree.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 from Reconstruction to Today
Edited by Christian G. Samito
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
In this volume, ten expert historians and legal scholars examine the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal civil rights statute in American history. Essays examine the history and legal ramifications of the act and highlight competing impulses within it.
In this unprecedented study of Lincoln’s criminal cases, George Dekle demonstrates, through careful examination of Lincoln’s murder cases and evaluation of his legal skills and abilities, that Lincoln was a competent, diligent criminal trial lawyer who knew the law and could argue it effectively to both judge and jury.
The Fight for Free Speech in Nineteenth-Century America
Edited by Mary M. Cronin
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
During the nineteenth century, the popular concept of American freedom of speech was still being formed. In An Indispensable Liberty, contributors examine attempts to restrict freedom of speech and the press during and after the Civil War, chronicling the development of modern-day notions of free speech.
The Impeachment and Removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich
by Bernard Sieracki
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
The impeachment and removal from office of Governor Rod Blagojevich was the culmination of the most momentous series of events in the Illinois Legislature since its organization in 1818. Blagojevich was arrested on December 9, 2008, on charges he conspired to sell his office many times over—including putting a price on the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. After an investigation, the Illinois House passed an impeachment resolution and Blagojevich was tried by the Illinois Senate, with his conviction coming on January 29, 2009. In A Just Cause, Bernard H. Sieracki covers the actions of the General Assembly, individual legislators, and staff and outside counsels during the eight-week period between the arrest and impeachment. He was an eyewitness to the events, attending every investigative hearing and every moment of the senate trial. His experience working with the Illinois Legislature for three and a half decades provided him with...
This book explores Lincoln’s actions as president, identifies his commitment to law and order and the principles of the Constitution, and demonstrates how wartime pressures and problems required Lincoln to confront the constitutional limitations imposed on the chief executive and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War.
This book examines how Lincoln’s opposition to amending the Constitution evolved during his political career, shaped his policies leading up to his election as president, and culminated in his support for the Thirteenth Amendment in 1864-65. It also places into context Lincoln’s support of the Amendment for moral, political, and wartime reasons and shows how Lincoln helped shape the constitutional debate about slavery.
A History of Illinois Courts under French, English, and American Law
by Roger L Severns
Edited by John A Lupton
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
A concise legal history of Illinois, Prairie Justice covers the French, British, early-American, and Illinois-statehood periods to 1900. It illustrates the changes over time in the different judicial systems, culminating in the establishment of a unique body of Illinois law.
Rife discusses how copyright issues complicate composing for the web, disrupting routine writing methods, and depending on a writer’s knowledge, pose a challenge that may exceeding the writer’s knowledge and abilities. She contends copyright law is part of the complex composing process for a digital writer and influences what he writes. Rife explores the deep and complicated intersections between rhetoric, law, technology, composing for the web and copyright.
In this highly readable study of Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts and actions concerning the U.S. Constitution, Brian R. Dirck combines extensive primary research and thoughtful, accessible consideration of Lincoln’s views to reveal new insights into Lincoln’s impact on the U.S. Constitution. In the statesman’s roles as a leading antebellum politician, an ardent critic of slavery, and the president of the United States during the Civil War, Lincoln fashioned a strong antislavery constitutional ideology and articulated a constitutional vision of the Civil War that reinforced his determination to restore the Union.
A Primer on the Supreme Court and Its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law
by Walter M Frank
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
In Making Sense of the Constitution: APrimer on the Supreme Court and Its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law, Walter Frank tackles in a comprehensive but lively manner subjects (such as constitutional theory, the function of the Supreme Court, doctrinal developments, and judicial processes) rarely treated in one volume.
What issues arise when students’ uses of intellectual materials are legally challenged, and how does the academic context affect them? What happens when users of intellectual property, either within or outside the academic structure, violate students’ rights to their intellectual products? In Intellectual Property on Campus, TyAnna K. Herrington addresses these concerns and more, clearing up the confusion often surrounding intellectual property law and its application in an academic setting.
The first comprehensive collection of legal history documents from the Civil War and Reconstruction, this volume shows the profound legal changes that occurred during the Civil War era and highlights...
