Hyman's study provides a much-needed reevaluation of those cases both in the context of Chase's life and in terms of their mark on history.

This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.

This second volume of Judicial Decisions covers the years 1867 to 1896. Included here are some of the classic judicial decisions of this time such as the 1869 decision in Texas v.

This book focuses on the post-Civil War treason prosecution of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, which was seen as a test case on the major question that animated the Civil War: the constitutionality of secession.

St. George Tucker's View of the Constitution, published in 1803, was the first extended, systematic commentary on the United States Constitution after its ratification.

White (1869), the Supreme Court ruled that the unilateral secession of a state from the Union was unconstitutional because the Constitution created “an indestructible Union, composed of indestructible States.” The Court ruled “there ...

... Texas v . Chiles ... 87 1 In Re Paschal .. 88 Huntington v . Texas .. 94 Texas v . The National Bank of Washington . 96 In Re Chiles ... 98 BIBLIOGRAPHY CHAPTER V 101 INTRODUCTION The case of Texas v . White is of 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS.

When Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag as part of a political protest, he was convicted for flag desecration under Texas law.

"In Black Victory, Darlene Clark Hine examines a pivotal breakthrough in the struggle for black liberation through the voting process.