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A court that shaped America

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Traces the courtroom scenes from the Federal district court's first cases in the early nineteenth century through 2000. Examines great trials and the people behind them such as Al Capone, Abbie Hoffman, Joseph Smith, inventor Thomas Edison, author Mark Twain, Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, and Jack Johnson among others. Shows how the court influenced and reflected American social, legal, and political mores.

Subjects

District courtsHistoryUnited StatesUnited States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District)Courts, illinois

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Chicago Metropolitan AreaIllinois

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A court that shaped America
2002 · Northwestern University Press
eng
ISBN 0810119811
271 pages