Lincoln and Davis: A Friendship That Made History

Apr 1, 2011 9:35 AM CDT

Secession: How the South Nearly Won

Apr 1, 2011 9:34 AM CDT

Lincoln’s War Powers: Part Constitution, Part Trust

Apr 1, 2011 9:33 AM CDT

The Dawn of a Republican Court: Lincoln’s Justices

Apr 1, 2011 9:32 AM CDT

The End of War and Slavery Yields a New Racial Order

Apr 1, 2011 9:31 AM CDT

The Conspirators: Tried by Military Commission

Apr 1, 2011 9:30 AM CDT

Legal Road Trip: Seattle

The legal sites of the Emerald City

Apr 1, 2011 8:00 AM CDT

April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Assassinated

Apr 1, 2011 5:00 AM CDT

Blog Chronicles ‘BigLaw Dead Pool’

Remember Finley Kumble? It collapsed in 1987, long before the more recent dissolutions of firms such as Heller Ehrman, Thelen and now Howrey. The blog Law Shucks hasn’t forgotten. It has put together a list of failed firms and linked to articles on their demise. The articles contain some interesting…

Mar 10, 2011 4:43 PM CST

After 14 Months, Transgender Couple Is Licensed to Marry in NYC

It took 14 months, but an unidentified couple in New York City now has a license to get married. And, in the process of battling for their rights, the two have persuaded the city clerk’s office to adopt a new written policy for dealing with transgender people, the New York…

Mar 8, 2011 10:36 PM CST

Lawyer for Sirhan Sirhan Plans to Tell Parole Board His Client Was ‘Hypno-Programmed’

A lawyer for Sirhan Sirhan plans to tell a parole board today that his client doesn’t remember the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, possibly because he was “hypno-programmed” to commit the crime. The lawyer, William Pepper, spoke to ABCNews.com and the Associated Press. Sirhan was set up and hypnotized,…

Mar 2, 2011 2:51 PM CST

A Court and Army Officer: Retired General William Suter Salutes His 20th Year as Clerk

Mar 1, 2011 9:59 AM CST

Midyear Attendees Get Special Showing of Robert Redford’s New Film ‘The Conspirator’

Mar 1, 2011 8:20 AM CST

March 29, 1951: Rosenbergs Convicted

Mar 1, 2011 7:30 AM CST

Secret Tapes Reveal President Johnson’s Plans for Thurgood Marshall

President Lyndon Johnson’s plans to groom Thurgood Marshall for the U.S. Supreme Court are revealed in once-secret secret recordings and tape transcripts that have been released to CNN. Johnson’s plan was to appoint Marshall as solicitor general, where he would get the experience that would make him one of the…

Feb 25, 2011 1:23 PM CST