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Chief Justice Roger Taney’s Grave (1777-1864) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Chief Justice Roger Taney’s Grave (1777-1864). Asymp; 1 Comment. Taney and his wife Monica are buried in St. John’s Cemetery in Frederick, MD. Taken on June 10, 2012. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Thought on “Chief Justice Roger Taney’s Grave (1777-1864)”. October 13, 2012 at 4:21 pm. Daniel Murry Key, son of Francis Scott Key killed in a duel at Bladensburg, MD in 1836, do you know where he is buried? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (June 2010) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (June 2010). In Supreme Court Events. Asymp; Leave a comment. On June 28, 2010, the last day of the Court’s October 2009 Term. His successor’s nomination hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee began about 30 minutes later. I was able to witness both. Instructions for receiving Kagan tickets:. The Court always reclaims oral-argument tickets, but I got to keep this:. The back of Professor Tribe’s hea...
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Drunkenness (1938) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Drunkenness (1938). In Proposed Constitutional Amendments. Asymp; Leave a comment. Proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit drunkenness throughout the United States and empower Congress and the states (concurrently) to enforce this proscription of individual behavior. Be statutorily enslaving someone, but we’ll make Congress be more clear about the scope of forbidden actions). Being imprisoned for. You are co...
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Stephen Breyer – Supreme Court Nomination (1994) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Stephen Breyer – Supreme Court Nomination (1994). Asymp; Leave a comment. Because Justice Breyer was nominated over twenty years ago, his nomination letter is now “available for public use” under Senate Resolution 474. When I took this picture in July 2010, Breyer’s nomination was kept in the National Archives’ Legislative Treasures Vault. Larr; Previous post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Josh Blackman'...
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Wacky Bivouacking, Pt 2: Camping Out for the Opinion in McDonald v. Chicago | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Wacky Bivouacking, Pt 2: Camping Out for the Opinion in McDonald v. Chicago. In Supreme Court Events. Asymp; Leave a comment. June 28, 2010 was a remarkable day at the Supreme Court. It was Justice Stevens’s last day on the bench and the end of Frank Wagner’s tenure as Reporter of Decisions. Chief Justice Roberts read aloud a letter he had written to Justice Stevens on behalf of all of his colleagues. Opinions were handed down in. McDonald v. Chicago. You are...
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Stephen Breyer – Supreme Court Nomination (1994). Asymp; Leave a comment. Because Justice Breyer was nominated over twenty years ago, his nomination letter is now “available for public use” under Senate Resolution 474. When I took this picture in July 2010, Breyer’s nomination was kept in the National Archives’ Legislative Treasures Vault. An Extemporaneous Oration on Constitutional Change by Custom, Interpretation, and Amendment (1925). Asymp; Leave a comment.
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Wacky Bivouacking: Same-Sex Marriage at the Supreme Court (June 25-26, 2013) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Wacky Bivouacking: Same-Sex Marriage at the Supreme Court (June 25-26, 2013). In Supreme Court Events. Asymp; 1 Comment. A Duke friend and I camped out at the Supreme Court on June 25-26 to hear the Court announce its DOMA and Prop 8 decisions. I’d thought up a million reasons why Thursday would be the final day, but the justices confounded our careful planning. Immediately after. Came down, we dropped everything, packed, and hit the road. SCOTUSville sprang ...
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An Extemporaneous Oration on Constitutional Change by Custom, Interpretation, and Amendment (1925) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. An Extemporaneous Oration on Constitutional Change by Custom, Interpretation, and Amendment (1925). Asymp; Leave a comment. A local newspaper, the. Printed his remarks in full on March 25, 1925. Here they are:. It is conceivable because by custom, by judicial interpretation, and by the formal process of amendment, the constitution has expanded and bent toward public needs. Custom, judicial interpretation, and the formal process of amendment have made poss...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Supreme Court Nomination (1993) | Rice on History
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A (mostly) documentary journey into the past. Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Supreme Court Nomination (1993). Asymp; 1 Comment. Today is June 14, 2013, the twentieth anniversary of Justice Ginsburg’s nomination to the Supreme Court. That means her nomination letter is now “available for public use” under Senate Resolution 474. When I took this picture in July 2010, Ginsburg’s nomination was kept in the National Archives’ Legislative Treasures Vault. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. June 14, 2013 at 2:29 pm.
