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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
The Founders' Multi-Purpose Chief Justice: The English Origins Of The American Chief Justiceship, Justin W. Aimonetti, Jackson A. Myers
The Founders' Multi-Purpose Chief Justice: The English Origins Of The American Chief Justiceship, Justin W. Aimonetti, Jackson A. Myers
West Virginia Law Review
During the founding era, the American Chief Justice was nearly unrecognizable to modern eyes. Rather than a purely judicial officer, the Chief Justice was a multi-purpose minister, serving as a judge, an administrator, a diplomat, and an advisor. He was what we call the “multi-purpose Chief Justice.” The multi-purpose Chief Justice of the Early Republic originated with the ancient English office of the Lord Chief Justice. English judges historically served as multi-purpose ministers to the king, engaging in administrative and even political tasks. This was especially true for the Lord Chief Justice. Even as other English judges settled into more …
Downgrading Superprecedents, R. George Wright
Downgrading Superprecedents, R. George Wright
West Virginia Law Review
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Bulwark Of Equality: The Jury In America, Nino C. Monea
Bulwark Of Equality: The Jury In America, Nino C. Monea
West Virginia Law Review
Many decry the state of societal inequality in modern America. Juries are not normally thought of as part of the solution, but history shows that they should be. It reveals that juries oftentimes advanced the interests of the poor and lowly when no one else would. It also reveals that powerful interests—government and corporate—have sought to disempower juries that rule in favor of marginalized groups. This Article examines four contexts throughout our history where juries have enhanced societal equality. (1) In early America, they resisted the British government and in the nascent republic were friends to debtors and farmers. (2) …
The Unseen Track Of Erie Railroad: Why History And Jurisprudence Suggest A More Straightforward Form Of Erie Analysis, Donald L. Doernberg
The Unseen Track Of Erie Railroad: Why History And Jurisprudence Suggest A More Straightforward Form Of Erie Analysis, Donald L. Doernberg
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Stare Decisis As A Constitutional Requirement, Thomas Healy
Stare Decisis As A Constitutional Requirement, Thomas Healy
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Introduction To Volume 100 Of The West Virginia Law Review, John W. Fisher Ii
Introduction To Volume 100 Of The West Virginia Law Review, John W. Fisher Ii
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Comments Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The West Virginia Law Review, David C. Hardesty Jr.
Comments Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The West Virginia Law Review, David C. Hardesty Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
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History, Jurisdiction, And The Federal Courts: Changing Contexts, Selective Memories, And Limited Imagination, Judith Resnik
History, Jurisdiction, And The Federal Courts: Changing Contexts, Selective Memories, And Limited Imagination, Judith Resnik
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Women And The Law: A Century Of Achievement, Mary Beth Nolan
Women And The Law: A Century Of Achievement, Mary Beth Nolan
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
W Stories: Women In Leadership Positions In The Judiciary, Deanell Reece Tacha
W Stories: Women In Leadership Positions In The Judiciary, Deanell Reece Tacha
West Virginia Law Review
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West Virginia's Pioneer Women Lawyers, Teree E. Foster, Sandra M. Fallon
West Virginia's Pioneer Women Lawyers, Teree E. Foster, Sandra M. Fallon
West Virginia Law Review
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An Historical View Of The Term Esquire As Used By Modern Women Attorneys, Richard Bozman Eaton
An Historical View Of The Term Esquire As Used By Modern Women Attorneys, Richard Bozman Eaton
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Purpose Of Law--A Trial Judge's View, Robert M. Worrell
The Purpose Of Law--A Trial Judge's View, Robert M. Worrell
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Protest: Sacco-Vanzetti And The Intellectuals, Willard D. Lorensen
Book Review: Protest: Sacco-Vanzetti And The Intellectuals, Willard D. Lorensen
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Predictability Of The Law; Its Relation To Respect For Law, George G. Bailey
Predictability Of The Law; Its Relation To Respect For Law, George G. Bailey
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Taxation And Land Titles Under Article Xiii Of The West Virginia Constitution, Herbert Stephenson Boreman Jr.
Taxation And Land Titles Under Article Xiii Of The West Virginia Constitution, Herbert Stephenson Boreman Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Impartial Law--The Guardian Of Liberty--The Lawyer's Opportunity, Homer A. Holt
Impartial Law--The Guardian Of Liberty--The Lawyer's Opportunity, Homer A. Holt
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
West Virginia: The Mountain State, C. C. Williams Jr.
West Virginia: The Mountain State, C. C. Williams Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Note On Statham's Abridgment, C. C. Williams Jr.
Note On Statham's Abridgment, C. C. Williams Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Johnson Newlon Camden--A Study In Individualism, C. C. Williams Jr.
Johnson Newlon Camden--A Study In Individualism, C. C. Williams Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
How Far Are We Attaining A New Measure Of Values In Twentieth-Century Juristic Thought, Roscoe Pound
How Far Are We Attaining A New Measure Of Values In Twentieth-Century Juristic Thought, Roscoe Pound
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Notes On Courts Of Record In England, S. E. Thorne
Notes On Courts Of Record In England, S. E. Thorne
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Sources Of Early American Law: Colonial Period, Richard B. Morris
The Sources Of Early American Law: Colonial Period, Richard B. Morris
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Unpublished Sources For Early American Legal History, Charles J. Hilkey
The Unpublished Sources For Early American Legal History, Charles J. Hilkey
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
New Possibilities Of Old Materials Of American Legal History, Roscoe Pound
New Possibilities Of Old Materials Of American Legal History, Roscoe Pound
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Interim Report Of Committee On Legal History Of The West Virginia Bar Association, E. G. Smith
Interim Report Of Committee On Legal History Of The West Virginia Bar Association, E. G. Smith
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Precedents' Place In Latin Law, Gordon Ireland
Precedents' Place In Latin Law, Gordon Ireland
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Clogging The Equity Of Redemption, C. C. Williams Jr.
Clogging The Equity Of Redemption, C. C. Williams Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Story Of The Constitution, C. H. Ambler
The Story Of The Constitution, C. H. Ambler
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Study Of American Legal History, Joseph H. Beale
The Study Of American Legal History, Joseph H. Beale
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.