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A timely and multifaceted portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement, Lawyers of the Right explains what unites and divides lawyers for the three major groups—social conservatives, libertarians, and business advocates—that have coalesced in recent decades behind the Republican Party. Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than seventy lawyers who represent conservative and libertarian nonprofit organizations, Ann Southworth explores their values and identities and traces the implications of their shared interest in promoting political strategies that give lawyers leading roles. She goes on to illuminate the function of mediator organizatio...
The Worlds Cause Lawyers Make examines the connections between lawyers and causes, the settings in which cause lawyers practice, and the ways they marshal social capital and make strategic decisions.
Jews are a people of law, and law defines who the Jewish people are and what they believe. This anthology engages with the growing complexity of what it is to be Jewish — and, more problematically, what it means to be at once Jewish and participate in secular legal systems as lawyers, judges, legal thinkers, civil rights advocates, and teachers. The essays in this book trace the history and chart the sociology of the Jewish legal profession over time, revealing new stories and dimensions of this significant aspect of the American Jewish experience and at the same time exploring the impact of Jewish lawyers and law firms on American legal practice. “This superb collection reveals what an ...
International journal for the preservation of library and archival material.
Family history and genealogical information about the ancestors and descendants of Walter Scott Dennison and Hettie Florence Stroud. Walter was born 10 September 1863 and grew up in Una, Tennessee. He was a descendant of Benjamin Dennison (born ca. 1755) of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia and Drucilla (surname unknown). Hettie was born 20 February 1866 and grew up in Petway, Cheatham Co., Tennessee. She was a descendant of Willis Stroud (born ca. 1770) of Mecklenburg Co., Virginia and Margaret Allen. Walter Scott Dennison and Hettie Florence Stroud were married 26 December 1889 in Una, Tennessee. They were the parents of five children. Descendants lived in Tennessee, Virginia and elsewhere.
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