Decisive battles of the law : narrative studies of eight legal contests affecting the history of the United States between the years 1800 and 1886

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Reprinted from Harper's magazine The United States vs. Callender: a fight for freedom of the press -- The United States vs. Burr: the inside history of a "Scotch" verdict -- The Commonwealth vs. Brown: the prelude to the Civil War -- Dred Scott vs. Sanford: the uncovering of an historic trial -- The impeachment of Andrew Johnson: a historic moot case -- The "Alabama" arbitration: an international lawsuit -- The Hayes-Tilden contest: a political arbitration -- People vs. Spies et al.: the Chicago anarchists' case
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