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United States v. Eichman (1990)

Case SummaryEichman and others were prosecuted under the federal Flag Protection Act for setting fire to American flags. Eichman and the others stated that the Act violated the First…

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in the U.S.

Same-sex marriage legislation in the U.S. by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   Vermont Rep. Bill Lippert, the only openly gay lawmaker in the House, speaks about the same sex union bill on…

Brewer's: Hansards

The printed records of Bills before Parliament, the reports of committees, parliamentary debates, and some of the national accounts. Till the business was made into a company the reports…

Brewer's: Adriel

in Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for the Earl of Mulgrave. Sharp-judging Adriel, the muses' friend, Himself a muse: in Sanbedrim's debate True to his prince, but not a slave of…

Brewer's: Dispute

(2 syl.) means, literally, to “lop down” (Latin, dis-puto ); debate means to “knock down” (French, débattre); discuss means to “shake down” (Latin, dis-quatio); object' is to “cast against…

Brewer's: Forbears

Ancestors, predecessors —i.e. those born before the present generation. (Anglo-Saxon, fór-béran.) “My name is Græme, so please you,—Roland Græme, whose forbears were designated of…

Brewer's: Moots

were debates which formerly took place in the halls and libraries of Inns of Court. The benchers and the barristers, as well as the students, took an active part in these moots. Sir…

Abraham Lincoln Biography

Read and watch to learn more about our 16th president Watch this video to learn about Abraham Lincoln as a man and president. Hear about Lincoln's…

Luther Martin: Luther Martin III

Luther Martin IIILuther MartinTuesday, March 18, 1788by Luther MartinNumber I.To the Citizens of Maryland. To you my fellow citizens, I hold myself in a particular manner accountable for…