https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist The AmLegalHist web of TWiki. en-us Copyright 2026 by contributing authors Eben Moglen [webmaster@new.law.columbia.edu] The contributing authors of TWiki TWiki https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/pub/TWiki/TWikiLogos/T-logo-140x40-t.gif https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/WebNotify EbenMoglen .WebChangesAlert, ., .TWikiRegistration (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2021-01-22T12:01:55Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/RailRoadEDIT Takings and the Nineteenth Century Railroad Eaton v. Boston, Concord Montreal R.R. (B., C. M.R.R.): A New Hampshire Supreme Court Decision from 1872. by S. Dalal ... (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2020-08-15T16:02:12Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/PaulineAbijaoudeProject_LandGrants PaulineAbijaoude 25 Apr 2018 The age of Congressional grants of land to railroads matured in the 1850s and rapidly declined in favor by the 1870s. This short period ... (last changed by PaulineAbijaoude) 2018-04-28T17:20:01Z PaulineAbijaoude https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/JohnOMearaProject_DumbLuck No Suffrage, Little Attention; Nonetheless, Some Prosperity A wealthy half Black war veteran and frontiersman named George Washington Bush altered the course of history ... (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2018-01-12T22:13:24Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/BlackSuffrageInWATerritory No Suffrage, Little Attention; Nonetheless, Some Prosperity A wealthy half Black war veteran and frontiersman named George Washington Bush altered the course of history ... (last changed by JohnOMeara) 2017-12-04T21:16:00Z JohnOMeara https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/JuliaGrabowskaProject_SolitaryConfinement Origins of solitary confinement in the U.S. Origins Up until the end of the Revolutionary period, sanguinary punishments were used to penalize those who had ... (last changed by JuliaGrabowska) 2017-10-23T19:35:27Z JuliaGrabowska https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/JoseMirandaProject JoseMiranda 15 Oct 2017 INTRODUCTION Contemporary legal education primarily teaches students how to "think like a lawyer" and present balanced and formulaic arguments ... (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2017-10-22T19:04:33Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/YashShahProject_CourtVsCountry Court vs. Country: A Case Study of the First Bank of the United States A case of what? We never find out, barring the elusive mention in your last paragraph, ... (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2017-07-05T17:52:39Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/ZebJohnsonProject_MechanizationOfAgriculture ZebulunJohnson 12 Jan 2017 Introduction As far back as Revolution, Americans have been concerned about labor displacement. This concern often manifests as fear directed ... (last changed by ZebulunJohnson) 2017-04-18T22:32:52Z ZebulunJohnson https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/BenMarcu-FightingForIndependenceAtTheFivePoints FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE AT THE FIVE POINTS: THE JULY 4TH AND 5TH RIOT OF 1857 By, Ben Marcu Abraham Florentine Jr. was just three blocks from his house when ... (last changed by BenjaminMarcu) 2017-01-26T18:09:28Z BenjaminMarcu https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/WebChanges (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2017-01-23T21:07:25Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/WebHome American Legal History its Materials Fall 2016 On Friday, 11 November, we will meet in WJWH 600, for one day only , to accommodate a conference being held in ... (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2017-01-23T21:05:12Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/WebLeftBar " warn "off"}% (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2017-01-23T21:05:12Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/KenYangProject The Monroe Doctrine and the Law of Nations: a brief History Ken Yang The fascinating aspect of the Monroe Doctrine comes from its duality. As Sexton points out, the ... (last changed by EbenMoglen) 2017-01-23T21:05:12Z EbenMoglen https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/GreatDepressionGoldSeizures Great Depression Gold Seizures and the Rule of Law #8220;Hell, there are no rules around here. We #8217;re trying to accomplish something. #8221; #8211; Thomas ... (last changed by KevinHennecken) 2016-12-27T05:06:46Z KevinHennecken https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/ChicoSijmProject Arbitration in New Netherland In the 17th century Dutch colony New Netherland, arbitration was used as a form of non court dispute resolution. Unlike contemporary ... (last changed by ChicoSijm) 2016-11-28T02:06:12Z ChicoSijm