George Washington and the July 4 battle for fair trials & separation of powers: Law & Liberty preview
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Hello, my VIPs! Today, I am pleased to give you a preview of my new piece that will run in Liberty Fund’s Law & Liberty on July 4. In a piece that reviews the motivations of George Washington and the other Founders in declaring independence, I look at Great Britain’s bypassing jury trials and other forms of due process in the years leading up to the American Revolution with the creation of sketchy venues such as admiralty courts that had blatant biases toward the British government and against the colonists.
George Washington and the July 4 battle for fair trials & separation of powers: Law & Liberty preview
George Washington and the July 4 battle for…
George Washington and the July 4 battle for fair trials & separation of powers: Law & Liberty preview
Hello, my VIPs! Today, I am pleased to give you a preview of my new piece that will run in Liberty Fund’s Law & Liberty on July 4. In a piece that reviews the motivations of George Washington and the other Founders in declaring independence, I look at Great Britain’s bypassing jury trials and other forms of due process in the years leading up to the American Revolution with the creation of sketchy venues such as admiralty courts that had blatant biases toward the British government and against the colonists.