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A Modest Replication To A Lengthy Discourse, Morris S. Arnold
A Modest Replication To A Lengthy Discourse, Morris S. Arnold
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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A Historical Inquiry Into The Right To Trial By Jury In Complex Civil Litigation, Morris S. Arnold
A Historical Inquiry Into The Right To Trial By Jury In Complex Civil Litigation, Morris S. Arnold
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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The Constitutional History Of The Seventh Amendment, Charles W. Wolfram
The Constitutional History Of The Seventh Amendment, Charles W. Wolfram
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Anglo-American Legal History, Joseph A. Cox
Anglo-American Legal History, Joseph A. Cox
Cleveland State Law Review
In this swiftly moving age, with its revolutionary advances in so many diverse fields of activity, it is well to pause and reflect upon the Role of the Law in American life. Unfortunately, in our pre-occupation with daily chores, we miss the trees for the forest, for to a large extent the Lawyer's time is taken up with private interests which, while important to the individual, do not touch the great and vital issues affecting the community. Yet no Lawyer can have any real pride in his profession unless he has the capacity for interpreting to himself and to his …
The Scottish Jury, Rufus Fleming
The Scottish Jury, Rufus Fleming
Michigan Law Review
The origin of the jury is one of the subjects on which an agreement has not been. reached by writers on the history of law. A number of theories have been put forward at different times. At this day two of these theories receive considerable support. The first is that the jury system is a gradual and natural sequence from the modes of trial in use among the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Normans. The second-and perhaps the one more widely accepted at present-is that we owe trial by jury to the legal institutions of the Frankish empire. (Forsyth's "History of Trial by …