Episode Thirty One: The Civil War and the Constitution, Part I
In this the first of several episodes on the Civil War era and the Constitution, we will exam the root causes of the Civil War, the institution of slavery, and the factors that contributed to its longevity in America for 250 years. Also the provisions in the Constitution that addressed slavery, and the important state and federal laws that sustained it. We will also look at important pre-war legislation that served to preserve the Union, and lastly a close examination of the Supreme Court and the Dred Scott decision.Â
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Episode Thirty: Crime & Punishment from the Early Colonial Period to the Present Day, Part III
In this final episode we will we look how attitudes and procedures concerning capital crimes evolved, both in England and America. We will also examine the history of confinement in the United States, with a special emphasis on the prison reform movement of the nineteenth century. Lastly, we will discuss criminal law and procedure roughly from the end of WWII to the present day. Â
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Episode Twenty- Nine: Crime & Punishment from the Early Colonial Period to the Present Day, Part II
This is the second of three episodes on the history of criminal law and procedure in the United States.  In this episode we will examine: the history of law enforcement, and specifically unformed police; the vigilante movement, and forms of criminal punishment in early colonial America.
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Episode Twenty Eight: Crime & Punishment from the Early Colonial Period to the Present Day, Part I
This is the first of two episodes on the history of criminal law and procedure in the United States. In this first installment we will examine some basic definitions of crime, common law crimes, the evolution of the federal government’s role in terms of landmark legislation and enforcement, the pivotal rule that the states play in criminal law, and the codification of criminal law.
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Episode Twenty Seven: Legal Education and the Legal Profession between the Revolution and the Civil War
In this episode we will discuss legal education and the legal profession between the Revolution and the Civil War. In this period the profession matured and truly came into its own. It was a time of tremendous growth in the profession when lawyers exercised ever increasing influence over the political and economic life of the nation. During this time the principle method of educating lawyers was the the apprentice system or more commonly known as "reading the law". It was also a time when the first law schools were founded in the United States. Lastly we will discuss the law practice of Abraham Lincoln.Â
This podcast will trace the history and evolution of American law from its most ancient roots, through the birth of the common law in medieval England, early colonial and revolutionary American, through the early days of the supreme court, the civil war, through the tumultuous twentieth century and on to the present day. Although legal theory and philosophy will be discussed this is a not a podcast on jurisprudence. The entire podcast will have about 60 installments, each one about thirty minutes in length.
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