American Legal History Documents from American legal history, with commentary and questions for your consideration.
Ancient Law Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property, inheritance, crime, and civil law.
Aztec and Mayan Law A bibliography, with summaries, from the Tarlton Law Library.
British Library - Magna Carta Translation of the Magna Carta into modern English, intended to convey the sense rather than the precise wording of the original Latin.
Famous American Trials Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law.
H-Law Discussion Network List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Site includes information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book
History of Law Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods.
History on Trial Information and discussion about some of the most famous and controversial trials in American history, from HistoryChannel.com.
LawBuzz Stories of famous (and infamous) trials and legal events, with commentary, political cartoons, and information about legal history and legal rights.
The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court.