Author

Publication

2002 - Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Ill, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

67,750 words, Guess

Page Count

271 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC347.73/22/0977311
  • LCCKF8755.I48 C34 2002

Description

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

Topics

HistoryUnited StatesDistrict courtsCourts, illinoisUnited States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District)District courts -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area -- HistoryUnited States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District) -- History

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