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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Today is the 806th anniversary of the day King John of England committed to undertake the reforms that were enumerated in Magna Carta. King John granted Magna Carta to his barons on June 15, 1215, in order to halt their rebellion and to regain their support for his leadership. While Magna Carta was a document …
Posted in: Education, Event, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses the life of Moses Levy, the first Jewish person to practice law in Pennsylvania.
Posted in: In the News, Jewish American History, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
In a recent post on this blog, I announced the acquisition of an interesting 15th century manuscript of a work of canon law that recorded the Canons and Constitutions of the Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain. It was an exciting addition to the Law Library’s growing collection of medieval and early modern manuscript books. In this …
Posted in: Collections, In the News, Law Library