Perspective
Mar. 12, 2011
A Legal Look at a Strange Case That Altered American History
Why is the U.S. Supreme Court revisiting Civil War and World War II era cases? By Thomas Penfield of Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield.
Because of the difficulty in deciding how terrorism suspects should be handled by the judicial system, the U.S. Supreme Court is revisiting Civil War and World War II era cases.
This renewed interest in historical cases will surely resurrect the saga of Dr. Samuel Mudd. While most every American knows that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln as he watched a play on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, what is not as well known is what happ...
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