Revisiting Our Goals
Photo: Central segment of mural at Appellate Division, First Department Courthouse We are now a few days into the new year, which is the … More Revisiting Our Goals »
Category: The Rule of Law
Historical Court Records at the New York State Archives: Available for Research, Grants for Conservation and Digitization — Part 2
This article was written by Dr. James D. Folts, head of Researcher Services at the New York State Archives. In his last blog post, Dr. Folts … More Historical Court Records at the New York State Archives: Available for Research, Grants for Conservation and Digitization — Part 2 »
Historical Court Records at the New York State Archives: Available for Research, Grants for Conservation and Digitization – Part 1
This article was written by Dr. James D. Folts, head of Researcher Services at the New York State Archives. Photo: Supreme Court of Judicature roll … More Historical Court Records at the New York State Archives: Available for Research, Grants for Conservation and Digitization – Part 1 »
Emergence of the Common Law, the Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD: The Dooms of the Kingdom of Wessex, Part 3
The Dooms of Ethelred (978-1016 A.D.) The thirty-eight year reign of Ethelred II is the first for which we have contemporary manuscripts containing the … More Emergence of the Common Law, the Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD: The Dooms of the Kingdom of Wessex, Part 3 »
Emergence of the Common Law, The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD, Part 2: Dooms of the Kingdom of Wessex
In 725, the Kingdom of Kent lost its predominance in Anglo-Saxon England and the center of power moved to the Kingdom of Wessex. The … More Emergence of the Common Law, The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD, Part 2: Dooms of the Kingdom of Wessex »
Emergence of the Common Law, The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD, Part 1: Dooms of the Kingdom of Kent
This post is by Frances Murray, former librarian of the New York Court of Appeals and expert on legal history. This is the first … More Emergence of the Common Law, The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD, Part 1: Dooms of the Kingdom of Kent »