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Finkelman, Paul was born on November 15, 1949 in Brooklyn. Son of Simon and Ella Finkelman.
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Documents of American Constitutional and Legal History, Third Edition, is a two-volume companion to Urofsky and Finkelman's successful text, A March of Liberty, Second Edition. Organized chronologically, this documents reader skillfully weaves together constitutional and legal history, offering students a mix of both frequently cited and lesser-known--but equally important--historical documents and court decisions that have been instrumental in shaping the nation's constitutional development. The editors provide an introduction to each document, which summarizes its significance and places it within its historical context. Each introduction is followed by a brief list of suggestions for further reading. Both volumes contain the complete text of the U.S. Constitution for ease of reference. The third edition has been updated to include both newly significant documents from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries and many recent legal documents of significance, from the latest Supreme Court decisions up through the recent Guantanamo Bay controversy. In addition, the introductions have been revised and the suggested reading sections have been updated to reflect recent scholarship. For the first time, this edition will also include the voting records for each case and an appendix of U.S. Supreme court judges and their tenures. This reader is an essential resource for anyone studying U.S. Constitutional History and/or Law.
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A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States, 2/e, is a clearly written, comprehensive overview of American constitutional development. Covering the country's history from the founding of the English colonies up through the latest decisions of the Supreme Court, this two-volume work presents the most complete discussion of American constitutional history currently available. Reflecting the latest in contemporary scholarship, the authors successfully blend cases and court doctrines into the larger fabric of American political, economic, and social history. They discuss in detail the great cases handed down by the Supreme Court, showing how these cases played out in society and how constitutional growth parallels changes in American culture. In addition, this two-volume set examines lesser-known decisions that played important roles in affecting change, and also contains in-depth analyses of the intellects and personalities of the Supreme Court justices who made these influential decisions. This second edition of A March of Liberty addresses recent scholarship on race and gender, covers both constitutional and legal history, and examines federal, state, and private law. The text exemplifies the current trends in American constitutional history through its holistic approach of integrating the decisions of the state and lower federal courts with the decisions of the Supreme Court. Volume I covers the colonial period up through Reconstruction and explores central rulings on property law, religious freedom, slavery, and women's rights. It also examines the need for a governmental system of checks and balances, lesser-known rulings on land and water usage, and impeachment and treason trials. A March of Liberty, 2/e, features useful supplemental materials including the text of the Constitution, a chronological list of Supreme Court justices, and suggested further readings. Gracefully written and clearly explained, this popular two-volume set is indispensable for courses in American constitutional history and law.
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Documents of American Constitutional and Legal History, 3rd Edition, is a two-volume companion to Urofsky and Finkelman's successful text, "A March of Liberty." Organized chronologically, this document skillfully weaves together constitutional and legal history, offering students a mix of both frequently cited and lesser-known - but equally important - historical documents and court decisions that have been instrumental in shaping the nation's constitutional development. The editors provide an introduction to each document, which summarizes its significance and places it within its historical context. Each introduction is followed by a brief list of suggestions for further reading. Both volumes contain the complete text of the U.S. Constitution for ease of reference. The 3rd edition has been updated to include both newly significant documents from the 17th to 19th centuries and many recent legal documents of consequence, from the latest Supreme Court decisions to the Guantanamo Bay terror detainee controversy. In addition, the introductions have been revised and the suggested reading sections have been updated to reflect current scholarship. For the first time, this edition also includes the voting records for each case and an appendix of the U.S. Supreme court judges and their tenures. This is Volume II of this 3rd edition.
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(A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the Unite...)
A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States, 2/e, is a clearly written, comprehensive overview of American constitutional development. Covering the country's history from the founding of the English colonies up through the latest decisions of the Supreme Court, this two-volume work presents the most complete discussion of American constitutional history currently available. Reflecting the latest in contemporary scholarship, the authors successfully blend cases and court doctrines into the larger fabric of American political, economic, and social history. They discuss in detail the great cases handed down by the Supreme Court, showing how these cases played out in society and how constitutional growth parallels changes in American culture. In addition, this two-volume set examines lesser-known decisions that played important roles in affecting change, and also contains in-depth analyses of the intellects and personalities of the Supreme Court justices who made these influential decisions. This second edition of A March of Liberty addresses recent scholarship on race and gender, covers both constitutional and legal history, and examines federal, state, and private law. The text exemplifies the current trends in American constitutional history through its holistic approach of integrating the decisions of the state and lower federal courts with the decisions of the Supreme Court. Volume II addresses Reconstruction to the present and covers key issues including police power, criminal law, income tax, child labor, desegregation, school prayer, and foreign policy. It also examines control over issuing legal tender and control of and limits on conducting commerce. A March of Liberty, 2/e, features useful supplemental materials including the text of the Constitution, a chronological list of Supreme Court justices, and suggested further readings. Gracefully written and clearly explained, this popular two-volume set is indispensable for courses in American constitutional history and law.
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Finkelman, Paul, editor. A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger Printer of the New York Weekly Journal. New York: Brandywine Press, 1997. vii, 175 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-049431. ISBN 1-58477-051-1. Cloth. $50. The 1736 edition of the trial narrative is reproduced in this edition, along with Finkelman's scholarly introduction that explains the legal significance of Zenger's case. Zenger was tried for seditious libel and his 1735 acquittal is generally regarded as the first major victory for freedom of the press in the American colonies.
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An important reference that provides the historical context and constitutional perspective of more than 1,000 of the most important Supreme Court cases. Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court offers an unparalleled history of the Supreme Court and its impact on American democracy and society.
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A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger is one of the most significant publications of colonial America and represents a major turning point in the history of freedom of the press and the political development of colonial America and the early republic. The book, published by Zenger in 1736, recounts his 1735 trial on charges of seditious libel and contains groundbreaking arguments by Zenger’s attorney, Andrew Hamilton. In this volume — which reprints the text of the Narrative as well as other contemporary documents, including excerpts from Zenger’s newspaper — Paul Finkelman provides a thorough and lively overview of the issues, events, and political intrigue surrounding the Zenger trial and offers a broad perspective on the trial’s long-term impact. Finkelman’s introduction and headnotes to the documents provide historical context and analysis, which make the documents accessible to students. Other useful pedagogical aids include a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography.
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(Finkelman, Paul. Slavery in the Courtroom. An Annotated B...)
Finkelman, Paul. Slavery in the Courtroom. An Annotated Bibliography of American Cases. Washington:Library of Congress, 1985. Illustrated. xxvii, 312pp. Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 98-11284. Hardcover. New. * Slavery in the Courtroom was first published in 1985 and the following year received the Joseph A. Andrews Award from the American Association of Law Libraries. The book provides a detailed discussion and analysis of the pamphlet materials on the law of slavery published in the United States and Great Britain. Slavery in the Courtroom also provides readers with easy access to an understanding of most of the important American and British cases on slavery, including Somerset v. Stewart (Eng., 1772), The United States v. Amistad (U.S., 1841), and Dred Scott v. Sanford (U.S., 1857). Paul Finkelman is the Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law. He is the author of more than ten books and over 75 scholarly articles. He has lectured on American law throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and in South America.
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(Reprint of the first and only edition. Originally publish...)
Reprint of the first and only edition. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1981. xii, 378 pp. Finkelman describes the judicial turmoil that ensued when slaves were taken into free states, and the resultant issues of the conflict of laws, comity and cooperation between the states, their Constitutional obligations, and the threat of the nationalization of slavery.
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Within decades of the American Revolution, the Northern states had either ended slavery or provided for its gradual abolition. Slavery, however, was entrenched in the South and remained integral to American politics and culture. Nationally, it was protected by the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, and Supreme Court decisions, and slaveowners dominated all three branches of the federal government. From the time of the Revolution until the Civil War (and beyond), Southern thinkers offered a variety of proslavery arguments. This body of thought—based on religion, politics and law, economics, history, philosophy, expediency, and science—offers invaluable insights into how slavery shaped American history and continues to affect American society. In this volume, Paul Finkelman presents a representative selection of proslavery thought and includes an introduction that explores the history of slavery and the debate over it. His headnotes supply a rich context for each reading. The volume also includes a chronology, a selected bibliography, and illustrations.
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Focusing on providing a clear understanding of what the Constitution says about impeachment and how its terms have been applied throughout US history, this text gives readers the perspective they might need to make informed decisions.
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Finkelman, Paul was born on November 15, 1949 in Brooklyn. Son of Simon and Ella Finkelman.
Bachelor, Syracuse University, 1971. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1976.
Instructor history University California, Irvine, 1976—1977. Andrew W. Mellon faculty fellow Washington University, 1977—1978. Assistant professor history University Texas, 1978—1984, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1984—1990.
Visiting professor Brooklyn Law School, 1990—1992. Associate professor history Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1992—1995. Visiting professor Chicago Kent Law School, 1995.
Charlton W. Tebeau research professor University Miami, Florida, 1996. District visiting professor Hamline Law School, St. Paul, 1997. Baker Hostetler visiting professor Cleveland Marshall College Law, 1997—1998.
John F. Sieberling professor University Akron School Law, 1998—1999. Chapman district professor University Tulsa College Law, Oklahoma, 1999—2007. President William McKinley distinguished professor law public policy, senior fellow Government Law Center Albany Law School, New York, since 2007.
Project director lecture series on Bill of Rights New York Bicentennial Commission, 1989. Director seminar secondary school teachers National Endowment of the Humanities, 1986, 1988—1989. Member advisory committee New York State Freedom Trails Program, 1998—2000.
Fellow in law and history Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982—1983. President 1921 Tulsa Memorial Foundation, since 2003.
( A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Z...)
(Focusing on providing a clear understanding of what the C...)
(This highly acclaimed text provides a comprehensive selec...)
(Documents of American Constitutional and Legal History, T...)
(A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the Unite...)
(Documents of American Constitutional and Legal History, 3...)
(A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the Unite...)
(A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the Unite...)
(An important reference that provides the historical conte...)
( Within decades of the American Revolution, the Northern...)
(Reprint of the first and only edition. Originally publish...)
(Reprint of the first and only edition. Originally publish...)
(Finkelman, Paul, editor. A Brief Narrative of the Case an...)
(Finkelman, Paul. Slavery in the Courtroom. An Annotated B...)
Advisory board New York State Local Government Records, 1989—1990. Judicial records disposition advisory committee New York State Unified Court Systems, New York, 1985—1988. Board directors Miller Museum Jewish Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2001—2004.
Member of Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Byrgen Finkelman.