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Barrett, Amy Coney
(Encyclopedia) Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2020–), b. New Orleans, grad. Univ. of Notre Dame Law School (1997). She clerked for Supreme Court Justice…O'Connor, Sandra Day
(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930–2023, U.S. lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1981–2006), b. El Paso, Tex. Graduating…Montezuma: A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny
A Consolidated Government is a TyrannyMontezuma17 October 1787by Montezuma, MontezumaSee also Federalist No. 9We the Aristocratic party of the United States, lamenting the many inconveniences…Whittaker, Charles Evans
(Encyclopedia) Whittaker, Charles Evans, 1901–73, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1957–62), b. Troy, Kans. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Kansas City in 1924 and practiced…murder
(Encyclopedia) murder, criminal homicide, usually distinguished from manslaughter by the element of malice aforethought. The most direct case of malicious intent occurs when the killer is known to…Gray, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Gray, Horace, 1828–1902, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1881–1902), b. Boston. At first a reporter (1854–61) to the Massachusetts supreme court, he later…Jackson, Ketanji Onyika Brown
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Ketanji Onyika Brown, American lawyer, jurist, and Supreme Court Justice, b. Washington, D.C., 1970; grad. Harvard-Radcliff…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 47
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 46Federalist No. 48Federalist No. 47 The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its…Star Chamber
(Encyclopedia) Star Chamber, ancient meeting place of the king of England's councilors in the palace of Westminster in London, so called because of stars painted on the ceiling. The court of the Star…contempt
(Encyclopedia) contempt, in law, interference with the functioning of a legislature or court. In its narrow and more usual sense, contempt refers to the despising of the authority, justice, or…Trending
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