A court that shaped America
Subtitle: Chicago's federal district court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman
By: Richard Cahan ; with a foreword by Marvin E. Aspen.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: United States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District) -- History.; District courts -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area -- History.
Description: Traces the courtroom scenes from the Federal district court's first cases in the early nineteenth century through 2000. Examines great trials and the people behind them such as Al Capone, Abbie Hoffman, Joseph Smith, inventor Thomas Edison, author Mark Twain, Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, and Jack Johnson among others. Shows how the court influenced and reflected American social, legal, and political mores.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-263) and index.