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Author: Linder, Douglas O. Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938) A biographical site devoted to "this sophisticated country lawyer, this hedonistic defender of the poor and downtrodden, this honest, devious man," Clarence Seward Darrow. Users will also find illustrated outlines of his famous defenses of Leopold and Loeb, Bill Haywood, and John Scopes in the renowned "monkey trial" of 1925. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/DARROW.HTM Topics: Crime, Judicial Process, Law, Notable People Last updated Jan 20, 2005 Famous Trials This site details famous trials, using source documents, images, sound files, description, and commentary. Information about each trial may include biographies, maps, chronologies, pictures, original documents, and bibliographies. Includes related links. From Dr. Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm Topics: Crime, Judicial Process Last updated Mar 7, 2004 Famous American Trials: The Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial, 1868 This presentation recounts the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. President. Provides a chronology, details about the trial process, a map showing the Senate vote, images, and links to related websites. Part of the Famous Trials project by a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/impeach/impeachmt.htm Topics: Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 18, 2006 The Trial of Susan B. Anthony, 1873 Material about the trial of Susan B. Anthony for having illegally voted in New York in 1872. Features a brief biography, some of Anthony's writings and a speech about her right to vote, a trial record, her petition to Congress about her conviction, information about the 19th Amendment, suffrage cartoons, and related material. Includes a short bibliography. From a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas (UMKC) School of Law. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/anthony/sbahome.html Topics: Elections, Judicial Process, Women Last updated Feb 6, 2008 |
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