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An Environmental History Of Fairfield/Wagner Point, Philip Diamond Jan 1998

An Environmental History Of Fairfield/Wagner Point, Philip Diamond

Legal History Publications

This paper traces the history of the Fairfield/Wagner Point peninsula from the beginning of the European settlement to the present, observing the ambitions and dreams of developers and industrial entrepeneurs, the significant contribution the area made to our nation's wartime production in World War II, the rise and fall of the tight-knit workers' communities, the struggles of outside activists and community leaders to better the living conditions of these neighborhoods, and the environmental devastation of the area followed by the attempt to redevelop the area with “green" industry. A 'central strand in this complex and contradictory story will be the …


Courts Of Admiralty In Colonial America: The Maryland Experience, 1634-1776, By David R. Owen & Michael C. Tolley, William L. Reynolds Jan 1998

Courts Of Admiralty In Colonial America: The Maryland Experience, 1634-1776, By David R. Owen & Michael C. Tolley, William L. Reynolds

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Legal And Political Implications Of Moral Pluralism, William A. Galston Jan 1998

The Legal And Political Implications Of Moral Pluralism, William A. Galston

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Baltimore Bound: Article Xiii, Section 1, "New Counties," Of The Maryland Constitution And The Baltimore City Annexation Acts Of 1888 And 1918, Michele Lefaivre Jan 1997

Baltimore Bound: Article Xiii, Section 1, "New Counties," Of The Maryland Constitution And The Baltimore City Annexation Acts Of 1888 And 1918, Michele Lefaivre

Legal History Publications

This paper examines the extension of Baltimore's boundaries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century within the legal process which authorized it.


Methodological Interventions And The Slavery Cases; Or, Night-Thoughts Of A Legal Realist, Louise Weinberg Jan 1997

Methodological Interventions And The Slavery Cases; Or, Night-Thoughts Of A Legal Realist, Louise Weinberg

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Virulence Of The National Appetite For Bogus Revelation, Kermit L. Hall Jan 1997

The Virulence Of The National Appetite For Bogus Revelation, Kermit L. Hall

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


On Death And Dworkin: A Critique Of His Theory Of Inviolability, Richard Stith Jan 1997

On Death And Dworkin: A Critique Of His Theory Of Inviolability, Richard Stith

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Innkeeper's Tale: The Legal Development Of A Public Calling, David S. Bogen Jan 1996

The Innkeeper's Tale: The Legal Development Of A Public Calling, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Carpenter And The Crocodile, Garrett Power Jan 1996

The Carpenter And The Crocodile, Garrett Power

Faculty Scholarship

Pre-revolutionary Baltimore Town grew rapidly in commerce and population. Its harbor on the Chesapeake Bay served a larger trading area than any other American seaport at the time. In the 17770s two young fortune seekers - Leonard Harbaugh, carpenter and Christopher Hughes, silversmith - arrived in Baltimore from Ireland. This paper explores the role that each played in developing Baltimore's physical, monetary and legal landscape.


Democracy's Incursion Into The Eastern Shore: The 1870 Election In Chestertown, C. Christopher Brown Jan 1994

Democracy's Incursion Into The Eastern Shore: The 1870 Election In Chestertown, C. Christopher Brown

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Ignoring History: The Liability Of Ships' Masters, Innkeepers And Stablekeepers Under Roman Law, David S. Bogen Jan 1992

Ignoring History: The Liability Of Ships' Masters, Innkeepers And Stablekeepers Under Roman Law, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


"Legal Theory And Practice" Development At The University Of Maryland: One Teacher's Experience In Programmatic Context, Barbara L. Bezdek Jan 1992

"Legal Theory And Practice" Development At The University Of Maryland: One Teacher's Experience In Programmatic Context, Barbara L. Bezdek

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Entail In Two Cities: A Comparative Study Of Long Term Leases In Birmingham, England And Baltimore, Maryland 1700-1900, Garrett Power Jan 1992

Entail In Two Cities: A Comparative Study Of Long Term Leases In Birmingham, England And Baltimore, Maryland 1700-1900, Garrett Power

Faculty Scholarship

Urban planning is often thought of as a conscious collection of governmental choices made as to the shape and social structure of the city. Thoughtful and forward looking public policies are viewed as mapping out the future. Overlooked or understated in this estimation are the less purposeful influences on the urban morphology and city sociology. This paper examines one such influence, land tenure, by taking a comparative look at the residential development of Birmingham, England, and Baltimore, Maryland, between 1700 and 1900. Birmingham and Baltimore both housed their working class populations in densely-packed dwellings with shared party walls. And both …


Book Review: Slave Law In The Americas, David S. Bogen Jan 1991

Book Review: Slave Law In The Americas, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


A Half Century Of The Maryland Law Review, William L. Reynolds Jan 1991

A Half Century Of The Maryland Law Review, William L. Reynolds

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Better Than No Teeth At All?, John Henry Schlegel Jan 1991

Better Than No Teeth At All?, John Henry Schlegel

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Bicentennial Of The United States District Court For The District Of Maryland 1790-1990, Andrew Radding Jan 1991

The Bicentennial Of The United States District Court For The District Of Maryland 1790-1990, Andrew Radding

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fiftieth Volume Tributes: Is There Cause For Jubilee?, Bernard S. Meyer Jan 1991

Fiftieth Volume Tributes: Is There Cause For Jubilee?, Bernard S. Meyer

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Half Century Of The Maryland Law Review, William L. Reynolds Jan 1991

A Half Century Of The Maryland Law Review, William L. Reynolds

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Discretion Must Be Controlled, Judicial Authority Circumscribed, Federalism Preserved, Plain Meaning Enforced, And Everything Must Be Simplified: Recent Supreme Court Contributions To Federal Civil Practice, Daniel J. Capra Jan 1991

Discretion Must Be Controlled, Judicial Authority Circumscribed, Federalism Preserved, Plain Meaning Enforced, And Everything Must Be Simplified: Recent Supreme Court Contributions To Federal Civil Practice, Daniel J. Capra

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Survey - Developments In Maryland Law, 1989-90 Jan 1991

Survey - Developments In Maryland Law, 1989-90

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Maryland Context Of Dred Scott: The Decline In The Legal Status Of Maryland Free Blacks 1776-1810, David S. Bogen Jan 1990

The Maryland Context Of Dred Scott: The Decline In The Legal Status Of Maryland Free Blacks 1776-1810, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Work Of The Court Of Appeals: A Statistical Miscellany July 1, 1988 Through June 30, 1989 Jan 1990

The Work Of The Court Of Appeals: A Statistical Miscellany July 1, 1988 Through June 30, 1989

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Survey - Developments In Maryland Law, 1988-89 Jan 1990

Survey - Developments In Maryland Law, 1988-89

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Commercial Rights And Constitutional Wrongs, Patricia J. Williams Jan 1990

Commercial Rights And Constitutional Wrongs, Patricia J. Williams

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The First Integration Of The University Of Maryland School Of Law, David S. Bogen Jan 1989

The First Integration Of The University Of Maryland School Of Law, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Luther Martin, Maryland And The Constitution, William L. Reynolds Jan 1988

Luther Martin, Maryland And The Constitution, William L. Reynolds

Faculty Scholarship

Reviews the life and contributions of Maryland lawyer and scholar Luther Martin (1748-1826).


The Role Of The Supreme Court: Introduction By Whitman H. Ridgway, Whitman H. Ridgway Jan 1987

The Role Of The Supreme Court: Introduction By Whitman H. Ridgway, Whitman H. Ridgway

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rowan: Response To Comments, Carl T. Rowan Jan 1987

Rowan: Response To Comments, Carl T. Rowan

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


After The Imperial Presidency: Introduction By Whitman H. Ridgway, Whitman H. Ridgway Jan 1987

After The Imperial Presidency: Introduction By Whitman H. Ridgway, Whitman H. Ridgway

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.