The right of due process and a Philadelphia crime family’s case tried in New Jersey NJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling What led to the creation of… Continue reading “Even Gangsters are Entitled to Constitutional Protection”
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Did the 1844 Constitution Emancipate Slaves in New Jersey?
Abolitionists attempt to end a centuries old institution in New Jersey. tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling In May 1845 John Post of Passaic County and Edward… Continue reading “Did the 1844 Constitution Emancipate Slaves in New Jersey?”
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A Study in Taxes Versus Religion – Everson v. Ewing Board of Education
“Education is required by law, but how far can taxes go to support it?” NJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling A Common Issue The United States Constitution… Continue reading “A Study in Taxes Versus Religion – Everson v. Ewing Board of Education”
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Segregation as Custom – Hedgepeth v. Trenton Board of Education
How can a school district flagrantly defy the law for decades? NJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling Change is Slow While the 13th Amendment freed all enslaved… Continue reading “Segregation as Custom – Hedgepeth v. Trenton Board of Education”
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1844 – 1947 State Constitutional Era
New Jersey’s Reform Era TagNJ250 Related The 1844 New Jersey Constitution The Big Picture For over a century, New Jersey operated under its second Constitution. Think of it as the… Continue reading “1844 – 1947 State Constitutional Era”
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A Teacher and the First Woman Attorney in New Jersey Fight for Women’s Suffrage
“That said Board of Registry and Elections refused to register me because I am a woman.” tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling Do women have the right… Continue reading “A Teacher and the First Woman Attorney in New Jersey Fight for Women’s Suffrage”