Little Bit Sovereign A Response to Gregory Ablavsky
Gregory Ablavsky, among the leading historians of Federal Indian law in the early republic, does…
Browsing: Legal
“Like a Fart in a Skillet” Trial & Error in Undergraduate Legal History Instruction
In Spring 2014, my second year as assistant professor of history at University of Nebraska,…
Using Poor Laws to Regulate Race in Providence in the 1820s
In 1825, members of the town council of Providence, Rhode Island, made a public—and unusual—complaint.…
The Entitlements of Freedom A Mother’s Pursuit of Mastery in the Antebellum South
A United States provost marshal, a wealthy shoemaker, and one of the largest slave traders…
History, Power, and Federal Indian Law
Working in both law and history, I often encounter historians who express anxiety about treading…
Process Explores Legal History
Process is pleased to announce a new series on legal history, including articles about law,…
What’s in the November issue of The American Historian?
Here’s a quick preview of the newest issue of The American Historian: The November 2017…
African Religions in U.S. Courts
In the Western Hemisphere, nearly every country that has a substantial population of people of…
Knowing How vs. Knowing That: Navigating the Past
In response to my essay on originalism and history, I am glad that Georgetown Professor…
Constitutional Originalism and History
Thanks to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Justice Neil Gorsuch—a self-identified “originalist”—to the Supreme Court,…