The Federal District Court of Kansas came into existence in 1861 when the US Congress admitted Kansas as a state. Born from the territorial judges who maintained the federal legal presence in the tumultuous terrain of "Bleeding Kansas," the Federal District Court grew from a single judge to a complex system of judges who are the entry point in Kansas into the federal judicial system. Justice on the Prairie: 150 Years of the Federal District Court of Kansas traces the history of the court through generations of district judges, the prominent cases of their tenure, and the opinions they issued that sometimes had profound effect on the laws of the nation. It also profiles the modern court, including federal bankruptcy and magistrate judges. Finally, the book colorfully describes the history of the "Palaces of Justice," e Kansas courthouses, whose architecture and art reflected the times in which they were built.

Justice on the Prairie: 150 Years of the Federal District Court of Kansas

Michael H. Hoeflich

Rockhill Books

During his thirty years on the United States Supreme Court, the late United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia left an indelible impression not just for his influential conservative opinions, quick intellect and larger-than-life presence, but for the clarity and grace of his judicial writing style. Scalia's writings are appreciated as exceptional among judicial opinions not just for the clear reasoning of his legal decisions and viewpoint, but for his sometimes witty, always accessible and carefully chosen language. In this volume the editors have collected some of his most provocative and well-written dissenting opinions and offer analytic introductions to each set of opinions. They include Scalia's opinions in the areas of constitutional structure, judicial power, statutory interpretation, police power, speech, religion and social regulation. Each chapter contains an introduction by the editors. An index to books cited by Scalia offers us the sources of his study on the given opinion. With a general index. Published by Talbot Publishing, an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Dissenting Opinions of Justice Antonin Scalia

Biographies & Memoirs

Co-Editor

Caleb Stegall

Professionals & Academics

Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

A Magic Mirror into the Life and Education of Oliver Wendell Holmes ―ROBERT HARLAN HENRY, Judge (Fmr.) United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935) is one of the most significant figures in American history, both as a judge and as a legal scholar. He was also, without question, one of the most well-read and erudite jurists of his age. Justice Holmes kept his personal notes in a volume that he called the Black Book. For more than 50 years, Holmes filled his Black Book with lists of books he read (including detailed notes on some of them), accounts of his travels, and even observations about flower blooms in Washington, DC, where he served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932, and where he lived (except for summers at his place in Beverly Farms, MA) and continued to make entries in his Black Book ― until his death in 1935. This volume gives insight into his mind and activities for a half-century. Here the original text is provided in facsimile, with a transcription on facing pages. Additional essays by the editors and other scholars highlight the significance of the Black Book and situate it in jurisprudential and historical context.

The Black Book of Justice Holmes: Text Transcript & Commentary

Ross E. Davies

Talbot Publishing

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