The Dred Scott Case

The Dred Scott Case
Author: Roger Brooke Taney
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781017251265

The Washington University Libraries presents an online exhibit of documents regarding the Dred Scott case. American slave Dred Scott (1795?-1858) and his wife Harriet filed suit for their freedom in the Saint Louis Circuit Court in 1846. The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1857 that the Scotts must remain slaves.

Why I Sued Taylor Swift

Why I Sued Taylor Swift
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2017-10-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692970102

An inspiring, true underdog story about a disabled songwriter who sued Taylor Swift for her misrepresentations.

The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation

The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation
Author: Holly J. McCammon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107009928

This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States. After they won the vote, many organized women in the early twentieth century launched a new campaign to further expand their citizenship rights. The work here tells the story of how women in fifteen states pressured lawmakers to change the law so that women could take a place in the jury box. The history shows that the jury movements that tailored their tactics to the specific demands of the political and cultural context succeeded more rapidly in winning a change in jury law.