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A cabinet card portrait of an African-American man, Thomas Mundy Peterson, wearing a three-piece suit with the medallion of the city of Perth Amboy presented to him to commemorate his historic vote.

Thomas Mundy Peterson, First African American Man to Cast a Ballot

Posted by: Jennifer González

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars – March 2024

Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi

Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, City Planner, Astronomer

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

Beneficial Ownership Transparency’s Evolving Paradigms: An Overview of the Latest Reforms in the US, the EU, and the UK (Part 2)

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

Capitol building with Christmas tree in foreground.

Lansing, Michigan – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Jennifer González

Image of the title page of volume 2 of Lea's History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages. Photo by Nathan Dorn.

Philadelphia’s Gilded Age Medievalist: Henry Charles Lea

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

A picture of the cover of a new edition of a book by Andrei Vyshinsky, Theory of Legal Evidence in Soviet Law, in the Russian language.

Old Legal Theories Given a New Life

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

A black and white portrait photo of Macon Bolling Allen, a Black man, wearing a suit.

The History of the U.S. Bar Exam, Part II – The Gate Openers

Posted by: Sarah Friedman

A black and white photo of a courtroom with a railed ring in foreground and a judge’s bench set off by pillars in the background.

The History of the U.S. Bar Exam, Part I – The Law’s Gatekeeper

Posted by: Sarah Friedman