What the law requires (or allows) is not always fair or just or honorable. Politics is often polarizing. Stories in this collection help us to examine the highs and lows of "the law" over the centuries.
Colonists are upset with Britain for enforcing unpopular trade regulations against them.
Religious freedom is not available in Tudor England for people who, among other things, want to translate the Bible into English (or even quote from i...
The most-recognizable building, at Bletchley Park, is the old country mansion. This photo, by Matt Crypto, depicts the mansion which still stands. Cli...
Police find paper wrappings, cartridges, a rifle and fingerprints on the sixth floor of the Dallas School Book Depository.
Missionaries practice book censoring and burning as they seek to convert the Mayans.
The Nobles want freedom from the Catholic Church, freedom from undue tax burdens, protection of inheritance rights and due process of law.
Can black children be barred from attending publicly supported schools?
Book burnings resume in the 20th century, as governments such as the Nazis destroy manuscripts.
After the Civil War ends, the desire to forget slavery almost causes the stories to be lost, but the government steps in.
Many Japanese Americans go to Camp Manzanar, receive vaccinations, and live in desert conditions.
The U.S. Washington recaptures the Amistad captives when their ship is in New York waters.
After the papers are made public, Ellsberg and Russo are tried, but the case is dismissed.
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