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the letters found on the coin of the 20th Roman legion, stand for “Valeria, Vicesima, Victrix.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894VacuumV. D. M. I. A. E A B…
Historical BackgroundThe Supreme Court has a long history of upholding citizens' protections against unreasonable searches and seizures-a right guaranteed by the 4th Amendment. In Weeks v.…
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Calverly'sEdwin Arlington RobinsonWe go no more to Calverly's,
For there the lights are few and low;
And who are there to see by them,
Or what they see, we do not know.
Poor strangers of…
George V. Higgins,Age: 59 prolific novelist who parlayed his experience as a prosecutor into a series of dialogue-heavy crime novels set in Boston. He's best known for 1972's The Friends of…
(Encyclopedia) Gideon v. Wainwright, case decided in 1963 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Clarence Earl Gideon was convicted of a felony in a Florida court. He had defended himself after being denied a…
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Peter V. Ueberrothbusinessman, baseball commissioner, Olympics chairmanBorn: 9/2/1937Birthplace: Evanston, Ill. Having proven his business acumen by running Trans International Airline (1959–…
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