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  Title

  A court that shaped America : Chicago's federal district court : from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman

  Author

  Cahan, Richard.  

  Publisher:

  Northwestern University Press,

  Pub date:

  c2002.

  Pages:

  xix, 271 p. :

  ISBN:

  0810119811

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    Type/Location	Call Number	Copies	Format
    Adult: Non-fiction	347.732 CAH	1	Book

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  A court that shaped America : Chicago's federal district court : from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman
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  Personal Author:

  Cahan, Richard.

  Title:

  A court that shaped America : Chicago's federal district court : from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman / Richard Cahan ; with a foreword by Marvin E. Aspen.

  Publication info:

  Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, c2002.

  Physical description:

  xix, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

  Contents:

  Foreword -- Introduction -- Chap. 1. 1778-1871: the freest people in the universe -- Chap. 2. 1871-1922: a sea of fire -- Chap. 3. 1922-1941: I would rather fight gangsters with indictments -- Chap. 4. 1941-1963: our titanic struggle against the enemy -- Chap. 5. 1963-1977: this is no longer a court of order -- Chap. 6: 1977-2002: you can't touch a federal court.

  Corporate subject:

  United States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District)--History.

  Subject term:

  District courts--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area--History.

  key:

  ocm49942453

  ISBN:

  0810119811 (pbk. : alk. paper)