Tag: Legal history
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Equitable Relief
Equitable Relief in the United States Equitable Relief Background Equitable Relief (Practice) This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of equitable relief. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Practice is provided. Finally, the subject of Admiralty Law in […]
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Equitable Relief
Equitable Relief in the United States Equitable Relief Background Equitable Relief (Practice) This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of equitable relief. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Practice is provided. Finally, the subject of Admiralty Law in […]
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Pendleton Act
Pendleton Act in the United States Introduction to Pendleton Act (1883) In the context of the legal history: After the assassination of Pres. Garfield by a deranged office-seeker, Congress initiated political reform to remove the spoils system. The legislation prohibited campaign contribution […]
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De Facto Segregation
De Facto Segregation in the United States De Facto Segregation Background
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De Facto Segregation
De Facto Segregation in the United States De Facto Segregation Background
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Dawes Severalty Act
Dawes Severalty Act in the United States Introduction to Dawes Severalty Act, 1887 In the context of the legal history: Law using citizenship, right to vote and individual land ownership as a way to entice Native Americans to break away from their tribal heritage and assimilate into American […]
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Dawes Severalty Act
Dawes Severalty Act in the United States Introduction to Dawes Severalty Act, 1887 In the context of the legal history: Law using citizenship, right to vote and individual land ownership as a way to entice Native Americans to break away from their tribal heritage and assimilate into American […]
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American Exceptionalism
American Exceptionalism in the United States American Exceptionalism in the U.S. Legal History Summary Notion that America houses biologically superior people and can spread democracy to the rest of the world. An intellectual foundation of expansion and racism in the late nineteenth and early […]
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American Exceptionalism
American Exceptionalism in the United States American Exceptionalism in the U.S. Legal History Summary Notion that America houses biologically superior people and can spread democracy to the rest of the world. An intellectual foundation of expansion and racism in the late nineteenth and early […]
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Stamp
Stamp in United States Stamp Definition An impression made by order of the government, on paper, which must be used in reducing certain contracts to writing, for the purpose of raising a revenue. See Starkie, Ev.; 1 Phil. Ev. 444. A paper bearing an impression or device authorized by law, and […]
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Stamp
Stamp in United States Stamp Definition An impression made by order of the government, on paper, which must be used in reducing certain contracts to writing, for the purpose of raising a revenue. See Starkie, Ev.; 1 Phil. Ev. 444. A paper bearing an impression or device authorized by law, and […]
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Equitable
Equitable in the United States Equitable Definition in the context of the Federal Court System Pertaining to civil suits in equity rather than in law. In English legal history, the courts of law could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court […]
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ATLANTIC CHATER
ATLANTIC CHATER in the United States Introduction to ATLANTIC CHATER: (1941) In the context of the legal history: The Atlantic Charter was a joint statement of peace aims espoused by Winston Churchill of Britain and F. D. Roosevelt of the United States. The agreement, which was negotiated off […]
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ATLANTIC CHATER
ATLANTIC CHATER in the United States Introduction to ATLANTIC CHATER: (1941) In the context of the legal history: The Atlantic Charter was a joint statement of peace aims espoused by Winston Churchill of Britain and F. D. Roosevelt of the United States. The agreement, which was negotiated off […]
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Dicta
Dicta in the United States Dicta Background Resources See Also Legal Topics. Further Reading (Articles) Dicta, Schmicta: Theory versus Practice in Lower Court Decision Making, William and Mary Law Review; May 1, 2013; Klein, David Devins, Neal Defining Dicta, Stanford Law Review; March 1, […]