jack thompson activist john bruce jack thompson born july american activist attorney based coral florida thompson known role anti video game activist particularly violence sex video games time attorney thompson focused legal efforts modern culture included rap music broadcasts shock howard stern content computer video games alleged effects children known unusual florida bar including challenging florida bar later florida supreme_court described repetitive insulting integrity court march florida supreme_court imposed sanctions thompson requiring future court signed member florida bar july thompson permanently supreme_court florida inappropriate conduct including making false statements background thompson grew cleveland ohio attended falls attended university received media attention hosted political talk college radio station attended university law school met wife moved florida thompson working lawyer fund christian ministry began attending key presbyterian church born christian thompson admits having colorful disciplinary history attorney rogers thompson involved feud radio host rogers thompson instrumental fine airing parody songs boys want sex morning rogers thompson sued station violating december agreement end air harassment months thompson recorded rogers broadcasts documented thompson claimed terms agreement station station pay time mentioned totaling million suit thompson met november applied job assistant state attorney county hired ran prosecutor incumbent county state attorney declined request prosecute rogers thompson gave letter campaign event requesting check box indicate homosexual bisexual thompson said hand shoulder responded interested men attracted filed police report accusing battery touching response asked florida governor bob appoint special prosecutor investigate special prosecutor rejected charge concluding political ploy ultimately elected vote thompson repeated allegations lesbian nominated attorney general leading supporters lieutenant governor buddy dismiss election loss thompson began campaign efforts miami social services group board member thompson charged group placed homosexual education tapes public schools responded getting florida supreme_court order submit psychiatric examination thompson passed thompson stated occasion officially certified lawyer entire state florida rap music thompson came national prominence controversy live crew nasty wanna album luke records company live crew campbell previously released record supporting race thompson january wrote asking investigate album violated florida laws state prosecutor declined proceed investigation thompson pushed local officials parts state block sales album straight sending documents opponents thompson frequently attach driver license photo batman thompson said sent opponents pictures batman remind playing role batman like bruce wayne helped police movie assist sheriff county wore batman thompson compared campbell thompson said understand anybody amendment cornerstone free society responsibility people harmed words thoughts message campbell women sexually abused thompson took issue live crew song banned sent letter jon manager bruce song born sampled group thompson suggested protect born apparent theft bunch traffic toxic waste kids thompson telling nation approval song according campbell expresses anger failure amendment protect live crew prosecution thompson said social commentary album akin crowded machine gun bursts interrupted views politics members live crew responded efforts county sheriff federal district court sheriff previously told local retailers selling album result prosecution violations granted injunction law enforcement actions unconstitutional prior restraint free speech court ruled album fact court reversed ruling simply playing tape insufficient evidence constitutional requirement artistic value debate continued thompson wrote industry says line drawn drawn said campaign won stop till head record company record chain jail stop trafficking bob founder spin magazine responded calling thompson sort day don equally odds times mythical character argued campaign achieving things everybody celebrity thompson responded noting law enforcement live crew career toilet began thompson wrote letter time minnesota attorney general skip complaining album warned locally based sales album violate state law distribution sexually explicit material harmful minors referred matter minneapolis city attorney concluded songs fit legal definition issued singles sales album thompson initiated similar campaign boston later thompson criticize republican_party inviting member party donor wright exclusive function thompson hired freedom alliance self described patriot group founded oliver north described far right washington_post time thompson looking time warner criticized promoting ice song cop killer prosecuted federal state crimes riot advocating overthrow government distributing material thompson view advocated killing police officers time warner eventually released ice band contract voluntarily suspended distribution album cop killer featured thompson push label musical performances entirely limited rap addition taking live crew thompson campaigned sales music video madonna justify love took mtv broadcasts women writing station corporate parent demanding stop called corporate pollution went mtv urged united_states_army pull recruiting commercials citing army recruitment women problems sexual harassment scandals video games thompson heavily criticized number video games campaigned producers distributors basic argument violent video games repeatedly teenagers murder violent plans pointed alleged connections games number school according thompson school shooting find kids pull trigger video gamers claims scientific studies teenagers process game environment differently adults leading increased violence behavior according thompson adult wants spend time playing grand theft auto vice city wonder doesn life comes kids impact behavior development frontal brain thompson described games sony japanese company pearl harbor according thompson parents think stores won sell rated game know true fact kids roughly percent time studies able walk store game regardless rating questions asked thompson rejected arguments video games protected freedom expression saying murder protected speech speech dangerous physical teach kid kill efficiently love simply calling video games mental addition attributed impetus violent games military saying looking way soldier mind physical act pulling trigger awful reality life end thompson claims games based military training simulation technologies developed institute creative technologies suggests created department defense help overcome soldiers kill claims playstation controller gives buzz hands kill conditioning behavior modification right skinner laboratory efforts dealing video games generally focused juveniles thompson got involved case involving adult occasion aggravated murder case year old charles defendant series highway previous year columbus ohio captured game console copy room representing objections lawyers thompson succeeded getting court search warrant residence showed things discovery additional games state emergency max dead rights allowed present evidence defense team relying insanity defense based paranoid thompson functional equivalent year old thing insane case insanity defense early litigation thompson filed lawsuit behalf parents children killed heath high school shooting investigations showed year old michael regularly played computer games including doom castle nightmare creatures resident evil accessed pornographic websites owned basketball diaries includes high school student dreaming shooting teacher classmates suit sought million damages alleging producers games movie operators internet sites distributing material minor prone violence additional claims included product liability making products defects alleged violent features lack warnings violation influenced corrupt organizations act distributing material minors said thompson intend hurt hollywood intend hurt video game industry intend hurt sex porn sites suit filed federal district court dismissed failing present legally recognizable claim court concluded actions reasonably defendants case actions superseded defendants cause harm addition judge determined thoughts ideas images defendants materials constitute products considered ruling upheld appeal grand theft auto february thompson asked permission file friend court brief ohio case lynch charged aggravated murder death lynch obsessed grand theft auto iii judge john ruled lynch tried adult thompson passed message father judge asserting attorneys better tell jury violent video game trained kid showed kill daughter don motion sent prosecutor boy court appointed lawyer reporters thompson asked recognized boy lawyer case county prosecutor dean said thompson faced deeply conflicting interests represent lynch advised parents claiming delays weakened case thompson asked county common pleas judge christopher presiding case judge ruled thompson request months lynch eventually rejected thompson offer withdrawing insanity plea lynch mother thomas previously demanded appoint thompson defend son said changed mind visiting boy jail saying video games son murderer thompson returned file lawsuit tennessee state court october behalf victims teenage pleaded guilty reckless homicide assault boys told investigators inspired grand theft auto iii thompson sought million damages publisher interactive playstation maker sony computer entertainment america retailer suit charged defendants knew known game cause violence october case removed district court eastern district tennessee days later filed notice voluntary dismissal case closed thompson involved similar suit alabama behalf families police personnel killed moore teenager reportedly grand theft auto player participation case ran dispute pro vice admission practice law state opposing attorneys sought removal privilege arguing conduct claiming threatened harassed letters judge added thompson violated gag order moore criminal trial thompson tried withdraw case request denied judge went ahead revoked thompson temporary admission state bar thompson said thought judge trying protect moore criminal conviction cost complained judge ethics saying local attorney claimed influence judge assured case dismissed attorney thompson team claimed entertainment interactive posted comments website aftermath lawsuit thompson lobbied alabama attorney general king file civil suit retailers sell cop killing games police officer arkansas jacob year old fugitive thompson raised possibility connection grand theft auto investigators found evidence video games involved thompson reported miami best buy selling copy grand theft auto vice city son time letter best buy wrote public relations consequences fall minneapolis headquarters like eventually sued company florida arguing violated law sale sexual materials deemed harmful minors january best buy agreed enforce existing policy check identification appeared tried purchase games rated mature audiences law effect time prohibited selling rated video games juveniles september thompson filed suit new_mexico sony games death members family page complaint filed thompson attorney argued playing grand theft auto vice city violence attractive disconnected violence consequences caused act replicate emulate violence shot killed father buried pile ranch owned abc news reporter sam july thompson filed lawsuit behalf surviving family members father according thompson essentially practiced kill game wasn grand theft auto people dead lawsuit claims thompson told sheriff deputy game sony playstation found ranch suit claims game taught point shoot gun fashion making effective killer teaching constraints responsibilities needed killing capacity mitchell criminal defense attorney said thompson contacted numerous times trial urging mitchell highlight game defense mitchell said didn find merit whatsoever march filed lawsuit prevent thompson preventing sale grand theft auto minors claiming thompson effort block sales games lawsuits company amendment rights responding thompson said praying literally lawyers stupid arrogant dumb date enable destroy april thompson settled suit thompson agreeing restrict sales court worldwide games threaten sue company accuse wrongdoing based sale games analyst said settlement likely mute public lawsuits company game release thompson called grand theft auto assault children country asked minnesota governor tim pursue file criminal charges minnesota based retailers target best buy sent letter chairman attorney addressed mother thompson accused son possibly sell copies teen boys united_states country son claims raised boy scout like hitler youth thompson appeared cnn headline news program asserting game sexual content sale minors illegal working law enforcement criminal brought thompson filed complaint chicago transit authority poster ads game chicago illinois bus stops september thompson expressed hatred grand theft auto series exchange writer lance launch week game happened launch time washington navy yard shooting traditional media outlets fox news sought find proof violent video games grand theft auto role brutal killings responded writing article caught thompson attention sent mail site look lance wrote email american psychological association established link games increased aggression defense uses purpose lance responded offering thompson chance come site explain stance refused describing gamers brain impaired bully beginning thompson supported campaign discourage subsidiary games releasing game called bully according thompson effect physical revenge violence like harris ultimate bully according thompson game shows bullying school punch people hit shots heads dirty toilets white black crime game teachers classmates bats absolutely nuts thompson sued best buy target circuit city toys seeking order bar game release participated protest office included students washington organization thompson said hoped pressure retailers refuse carry game march florida school board lobbied passed resolution criticizing game urged retailers sell game minors thompson criticized bill gates microsoft contracting games release game xbox xbox version canceled undisclosed reasons version released years later xbox august thompson requested congressional early copy threatening file suit miami gain help cliff game according thompson horse barn late thompson argued violated florida public laws prohibit activities health community games founder terry responded saying prefer simply great games deal misunderstanding receiving response advance copy thompson filed public complaint interactive demanding allowed preview game october release date offered bring copy let judge thompson view game judge chambers october judge ultimately saw reason restrict sales dismissed complaint day thompson critical judge decision telling judge game don know saw accusing employee demonstrated game avoiding violent parts blank rome subsequently filed motion thompson behavior declared contempt court judge ruling instead filed complaint thompson florida bar calling thompson behavior inappropriate member bar thompson later drew attention game main character year old male able kiss boys thompson wrote president found gay sexual content bully jimmy makes male student good luck teen rating responded saying aware content game rated aftermath murder friend warren england game linked media claimed police found copy room police officially denied link citing drug related robbery motive revealing game found bedroom thompson heard murder claimed written game released warning nature game inspire killings wrote warning somebody going game kill somebody dozens killings children played types games isolated incident types games basically murder people killed daily basis soon family hired thompson aim sony million death claim jack thompson later permanently ban game release sequel thompson said planned sue effort grand theft auto banned public saying killings specifically linked grand theft auto games asked retailers stop selling mature murder simulation games kids refuse told court law adhere logic mature labels suits petitioned district court block impending lawsuit grounds video games purchased private entertainment considered public following day thompson wrote website praying literally lawyers stupid enable destroy pit dug clear week strike mortal october thompson sent letter midway games demanding cease selling latest game mortal series mortal armageddon claiming game illegally likeness gamers use fighter option character looked like thompson midway respond letter activism lobbying addition filing lawsuits thompson pushed measures similar games variety public settings wrote joint article christian science monitor eugene university miami professor studies effects video games children originally brought provide opposing viewpoints minutes aftermath high school massacre said friends collaborating book described having shared belief person shooter video games bad children teaching act aggressively providing efficient killing skills scenarios killing real world thompson supported legislation number states ban sales violent sexually explicit video games minors response amendment concerns argued games public safety hazard rejected completely unconstitutional hillary_clinton proposed legislation ban sales minors games rated mature entertainment software rating board thompson contended government enforce private sector standard depend miller test charged clinton simply positioning politically support gaming industry proposing bill felt knew unconstitutional july thompson sent letter politicians urging investigate alleging game contained nudity accessible entering special codes thompson called nudity inappropriate game rated teen rating indicates older manufacturer electronic arts dismissed allegations vice president jeff brown explaining game characters detail clothes effectively resembling dolls game display blurred patches body regions characters naked taking shower brown said humorous effect denied improper game command entered game console order disable effect removed game expansion official reason given change louisiana thompson helped draft bill sponsored state representative roy ban sale violent video games buyers effort avoid constitutional problems avoided trying define violent instead adopted variation miller test sales minors illegal based community standards game appealed minor interest violence offensive based adult standards minors lacked literary artistic political scientific value minors bill passed unanimously state house approved senate judiciary committee despite industry opposition predictions unconstitutional times thompson support bill immediately set described thompson chasing cultural defense bill thompson said needed public safety miracle type event hadn happened louisiana filed suit entertainment software association district judge james issued preliminary injunction temporarily blocking law taking effect judicial review law permanently late november state ordered pay legal fees judge state legislators louisiana governor wasted money trying enact law point thompson asked national institute media family stop organization campaigns president david felt thompson cast organization bad light brought commentary included extreme tactics included personally attacking individuals great deal respect said open letter thompson thompson additionally worked influence police investigations concerning violent acts views connected violence video games media june thompson suggested west parish louisiana police detectives investigating murder year old michael gore year old kurt edward look video games played according sheriff austin daniel autopsy showed gore beaten death shot face concerning thompson stated shoots anybody face hit man video gamer public commentary thompson predicted sniper attacks boy plays video games speculated incorrectly ride bicycle shooting locations gun broken placed saying shooter lee trained halo thompson later claimed credit today predicted sniper teen aged boy trained game switched sniper mode months later nbc reported exactly train game suppress kill john muhammad gulf war veteran earned expert badge army thompson criticized christian video game based left series left eternal forces players participate battles raging streets new_york according game fact sheet engage physical spiritual warfare power prayer strengthen troops combat modern military weaponry game world thompson claims makers game sacrificing values said christian context context irrelevant mass killing game left author tim saying young people viewing favorite prefer positive dispute game caused thompson ties house publishes left books thompson book harm way thompson seen game says personally broken heart claims don meet abraham_lincoln know 16th president united_states april hours virginia tech shooting actually identified thompson predicted shooter trained game counter strike according thompson game drills gives scenarios kill gets kill heart rate lower says hyper reality situation virtual reality known played counter strike high school years prior shooting thompson asserts don drop college typically thompson disputed roommate claim computer write fiction grounds able room room efficiently killing people prior identified thompson attributed flat effect sic face efficiency attack video game rehearsals shooting search warrant released listing items found room contain video games washington_post story cited thompson later removed stating enjoyed violent video games high school despite evidence indicating played counter strike years thompson continued insist rocket science kid killed life goes looks like video gamer thompson sent letter bill gates saying gates company potentially legally liable harm virginia tech game killing according news post trained enjoy killing kill microsoft create counter strike published xbox version game official virginia state panel commissioned investigate shooting determined played video games like sonic video games played war games violent themes december thompson filed suit nebraska police chief thomas warren asking produce information violent entertainment material belonging robert killed people including shooting mall earlier month according police information matter public record ongoing criminal investigation february jack thompson claimed actions previous day killed people northern illinois university committing suicide influenced game counter strike subsequent news release thompson claimed nation candidate video gamers ready willing able massacre thompson threatened university lawsuit school provide copies documents reveal play violent relationship gaming industry gamers thompson high profile enemy video game occasion thompson directly gaming industry fans wrote open letter entertainment software association president making described modest video game proposal allusion title swift satirical essay modest proposal video game industry thompson said donate charity designated ceo paul video game company create game including scenario described letter scenario called main character son killed boy played violent video games murder number industry executives including modeled killing electronic entertainment expo video game fans promptly began working thompson offer resulting game murder claimed proposal satire refused promised donation response jerry mike creators gaming penny arcade children charity child play stepped donation instead writing memo field jack thompson jack thompson won thompson tried unsuccessfully seattle police fbi investigate criminal harassment articles site regularly incorporated references thompson incident michigan gamers began project dubbed flowers jack donations deliver massive floral arrangement thompson office flowers delivered february letter aimed opening dialogue thompson video gaming community thompson rejected flowers industry foes comments discarded long ago don care grind smoke like gamers responded thompson attempt link virginia tech massacre game counter strike video game web sites young gamers internet message boards anger san_francisco_chronicle reporter peter called serial cases linking youtube videos thompson claims point point jason executive director international game developers association said sad massacre worse ambulance waiting things happen jump response thompson referred idiot paid connect dots connecting video games compared people warned government concerned terrorism september attacks according thompson challenged series gaming debates claiming event suggested thompson accept money events thompson refused july entertainment consumers association president posted copy email exchange thompson stating messages notes etc members time asking daily notes fairly harmless personal don love getting threatening cease letters thought share pretty typical exchange thompson vocal opponents ran game retail trade association exchange sparked guest editorial entitled perception called consumers industry speak negative gamers march response creation school shooter entitled school shooter north american tour developed studios valve corporation source engine thompson valve managing director demanding removed speculated valve played development letter thompson stated half life directly responsible massacre virginia tech massacre valve march remove howard stern thompson helped howard stern taken radio station orlando florida filing complaint federal communications commission thompson objected stern use perceived air argued broadcasters accept light harness law decades start cleaning acts public deepening outrage foster governmental response thompson claimed received death threats listeners stern noting expect considering people listen howard stern apparently fail realize opposition howard stern thompson asked interview reporter standards blame christianity murders committed michael fourteen year old murdered classmates wrote diary constantly spoke praying god thompson replied bible doesn promote killing innocent people grand theft auto islam thompson expanded comments interview saying islam promotes killing innocent people requires jew christian killed core essence religion muhammad pirate killed advocated killing nice guy laden keeping fine tradition later spoke defense stern legal dispute cbs promoting air switch satellite radio thompson contended technology added cbs edit profanity worked edit stern references according thompson reason cbs chose edit stern stern ratings remained high arguably enhanced people tuning hear daily stern running feud cbs words cbs actually stern discussion money cbs cbs president responded saying know let people like tell air air open door suddenly week says david_letterman air air know everybody loves know sex week year old man know dealt peter having sex roberts air let happen florida bar actions bar thompson asked florida judge declare florida bar unconstitutional said bar engaged religious beliefs said conflicted called bar pro gay liberal agenda said wedding functions government florida bar official arm florida supreme_court bedrock constitutional requirement separation powers checks separation guarantees thompson accepted court settlement january thompson sent supreme_court florida letter florida bar actions letter filed court january treated petition writ florida bar action taken petition thompson sent court letter january voluntarily dismissing case letter filed court january florida supreme_court issued order dismissal february january thompson asked justice department investigate florida bar actions florida bar agents engaged documented pattern illegal activity sink level criminal activity knowing illegal effort federal amendment rights thompson wrote letter alex interim attorney southern district florida april thompson filed suit florida bar time district court southern district florida alleging bar harassed investigating called complaints opponents previous disputes count complaint asked million damages lawsuit alleged bar pursuing ethics complaints brought thompson attorneys lawrence miami lawyers philadelphia office blank rome violation thompson constitutional rights according lawsuit bar looked thompson violations bar rule prohibits attorneys making remarks judges attorneys court personnel thompson filed motion court order dispute bar thompson commented enjoy think got amendment right people participate public square cultural war thompson said optimistic federal lawsuit successful percent certain effect change filed april florida bar filed motion dismiss thompson complaint bar argued thompson complaint dismissed number reasons including fact complaint failed state claim granted relief bar argued absolutely immune liability actions arising disciplinary functions eleventh amendment barred thompson recovery damages court dismiss case doctrine younger harris thompson filed motion asking judge case judge member florida bar citing abundance caution judge referred case chief judge william action thompson respond bar motion dismiss case finally thompson filed notice voluntary dismissal court case dismissed prejudice october chief district judge sealed court documents submitted thompson bar case depicted gay sex acts thompson submission prompted district judge jordan order thompson cause actions filed court hoc committee attorney peer review attorney order dismissed thompson promised file pornography thompson sent letters acting attorney general peter senators patrick demanding jordan removed position failing prosecute florida attorney norm kent thompson claimed collaborated bar years discipline february florida supreme_court ordered thompson cause reject future court signed florida bar member florida supreme_court described repetitive insult ing integrity court particularly thompson claiming concern court inability arguments filed motion called picture book adults including images court reproduced dollar bill cartoon paul simon paul newman ray charles word written bar governor bradley jack justice thomas house cards thompson claimed order wildly constitutional rights attempt repeal amendment right petition government grievances response sent letter attorney general michael referring cause order criminal act retaliation seeking relief court march florida supreme_court imposed sanctions thompson requiring future court signed member florida bar court noted thompson responded cause order multiple responses characterized cause order bizarre february florida bar filed proceedings thompson allegations professional misconduct action result separate grievances filed people claiming thompson false statements attempted harass according complaint thompson accused distribution pornography children claimed alabama judge presiding moore case breaks rules alabama state bar rules thinks rules don apply sent letter blank rome managing partner saying law firm actively facilitated means criminal distribution sexual material minors thompson claims complaints violate state religious advocacy motivated christian faith miami circuit judge reviewing pages pages exhibits recommended thompson found guilty violations accused including making false statements lawyers practicing law outside florida thompson filed motion florida supreme_court day report issued strike recommendations vague lack detail previously thompson attempted thrown case filed complaint state judicial qualifications commission responsible investigating judges june prosecutor recommended enhanced thompson saying thompson demonstrated continued misconduct pattern misconduct failed admit wrongdoing enhanced period attorney admission bar years prevented making speech begin disciplinary hearing thompson distributed written objections lawyers court reporter newspaper reporter departed courtroom called proceedings star chamber court july judge recommended permanent fine thompson florida supreme_court citing cumulative misconduct repeated pattern behavior forced numerous unconnected individuals total lack remorse slight inappropriate conduct continued behavior consistent previous public extended period time involving number totally unrelated cases individuals demonstrated pattern conduct strike harshly extensively repeatedly simply try bring difficulty distraction considers opposition causes proceed guidelines appropriate professional behavior uses means available harass bring public oppose court approved recommendation fine september ordered thompson permanently effective days date order thompson close practice later filed emergency stay florida supreme_court order district court ultimately denied mail media outlets thompson responded court decision stating timing reveals motivation past friday thompson filed federal civil rights action bar supreme_court seven justices rush retribution filing federal suit enemies thompson needs loyal friends closed email included court ruling fun starting september thompson announced intended resume practicing law october claiming orders resulting legal florida bar court order stop activities complaint thompson led florida secretary state jim smith grant miami film festival thompson claimed festival state money pornographic films response thompson named art censor year month thompson faced allegations lied making accusations prominent county lawyer stuart thompson ultimately admitted violating bar rules professional conduct including charges contacted people represented attorney contacting attorneys agreed pay fines receive public thompson represented parents year old boy committed suicide hanging police believed death accident imitating kenny character comedy central series south_park according parents watched thompson called comedy central stop marketing toys based series children thrust cool kids act like characters south_park prior thompson attorney norm kent filed personal lawsuit eventually resulted thompson paying kent thompson reacted suit threatening employees kent clients broadcast group lawsuits got kent drop case january hired attorney lawrence law firm manage thompson threats delayed arranging meeting thompson march began campaign targeting firm partner chair republican_party florida accusing personally involved statewide activity letter sent media florida attorney general charlie florida governor bush filed complaint florida bar figured largely thompson april thompson extended campaign attempt embarrassing trustee florida university historically black university email sent interim president media governor bush cites racist remarks howard stern suggest profit ahead race relations owned station broadcasting stern clients february thompson filed complaint florida judicial qualifications commission judge larry accusing violating nearly judicial canon conducting hearing disposition body anna smith june thompson filed complaint state attorney office asking investigation possible prosecution accusations accepted expensive gifts march thompson called new_york state supreme_court division immediately suspend law license state governor resigned position amidst reports client prostitution ring thompson said disciplinary committee division department stop practicing law matter resolved noting claim innocence initial public apology facebook lawsuit thompson filed lawsuit million facebook district court southern district florida september thompson claimed social networking site caused great harm distress removing angry users facebook groups thompson quietly dismissed case months later according law attorney thompson likely success communications act provides companies facebook liability users services cases


matthew sir matthew november december influential english judge lawyer noted treatise history pleas crown born wife died time raised father relative strict inherited faith hall oxford college intending priest series persuaded like father thanks encounter law dispute estate november joined lincoln inn called bar represented variety royalist figures prelude duration english civil war including thomas william represent charles state trial conceived defence charles despite royalist loss reputation integrity political neutrality saved repercussions commonwealth england chairman commission investigated law reform following commission dissolution oliver justice common pleas judge noted resistance willingness politically unpopular decisions upheld law sat parliament upper house parliament parliament convention parliament following declaration member parliament moved consider charles_ii monarch sparking english restoration charles chief baron chief justice king bench positions noted integrity particularly innovative judge following bout illness retired february dying months later december universally appreciated excellent judge central legacy coming written work published death dealing capital offences crown considered highest authority analysis common law noted published history english law strong influence william commentaries laws england struck middle ground edward appeal reason john appeal contract elements thomas theory natural law thoughts marital rape expressed continued english law cited court recently life early life education born november west end house known gloucestershire robert lincoln inn father gave years birth understand reason giving colour refers process defendant refer case validity title land judge instead jury claiming false allegation right allegation question law question fact decided judge reference common use robert apparently saw contrary truth justice christian withdrew court live estate country john biography matthew points father concerns giving colour strong retired estate managed live wife inherited income directed matthew career law parents died robert revealed robert generous giving money poor death estate provided income year paid local poor passed care anthony father relatives strong taught vicar known vicar views october age university_of_oxford member hall goal priest intended career education conducted mind taught excelled studies fencing regularly attended church private prayer meetings described simple attire aesthetic company actors came oxford attended plays social activities studies began suffer began turn away light abandoned desire priest instead decided soldier relatives unable persuade priest lawyer describing lawyers set people unfit trade plans soldier died legal battle concerning estate consulted john successfully persuaded lawyer leaving oxford age obtaining degree joined lincoln inn november fearing theatre dissuade legal studies oxford swore stage play time drinking group friends drunk prayed god forgive save friend forgive previous friend recovered restored faith drinking health drinking king going church sunday years instead settled studies working hours day years lincoln inn reducing hours health concerns reading law reports statutes studied roman civil law outside law studied anatomy history philosophy mathematics refused read news attend social events occupied entirely studies visits church civil war commonwealth called bar lincoln inn immediately pupil william close friends point referred young met befriended john man universal learning theories dominate later thought persuaded continue studies outside law written work concerned theology science legal theory gained good legal allowed christian faith govern work sought help court reach verdict client concerns normally returned half fee charged standard fee shillings allow costs refused accept cases tried right case john campbell wrote saw cause great advice parties seek assist acts injustice despite wealthy purchase land worth great demand law reporters began recording cases advised thomas earl high treason unsuccessful called represent william archbishop_of_canterbury house_of_lords october john argued alleged offences constituted treason treason act abolished common law john arguing prosecution admitted actions amounted treason argued arguments written mercy understood time couple black rabbits black horse case began fail parliament issued act declared guilty sentenced death capture charles expected defend offered king refused submit court claiming recognise jurisdiction edward writes based statement charles actually provided king defence defence prevented counsel called king appear court clear king losing civil war oxford held decided act commissioner negotiate surrender fearing city destroyed thanks honourable terms reached libraries preserved despite practising politically charged environment english civil war primarily defending opponents resulting commonwealth england reputation suffer largely kept war ignoring news progress instead translating life death english second acknowledged universally able high integrity cases complained defence pleading defence laws professed maintain preserve duty client commission rule commonwealth considerable desire law reform judges lawyers corrupt criminal law followed real reason philosophy death proceedings form norman french judges regularly imprisoned judges reaching verdict disagreed oliver parliament aimed establish new society included reforming law end january appointed chairman commission investigate law reform soon known commission commission official defined taking consideration law grow delays irregularities proceedings law prevented way reform present opinions committee parliament shall appoint commission consisted lawyers sat january approximately times week commission recommended changes reducing use death penalty allowing defendants access legal counsel legal aid abolition torture mechanism dissolved july producing bills commission recommendations immediately law abolish fines original develop procedures civil marriages brought force statutes parliament recommendations eventually english law john biography writing measures law immediately pioneers enhancing legal system concept justice justice common pleas oliver noting abilities asked justice common pleas considered taking commission think supported commonwealth persuaded replacing john law judges january formally appointed justice court common pleas principal westminster courts january condition required acknowledge authority refused people death offences government believed government illegal putting men death account murder william later wrote judgment death given judge authorized commission execution accordingly judge guilty murder argument sir matthew accepted place judge common pleas government declined sit crown try prisoners having strong objections legality commission decisions negatively impacted commonwealth executing soldier murdering civilian actively refusing attend court hearing outside term time occasion personally selected jury trial concerned contrary law result dismissed jury refused hear case chose retire replaced john archer member parliament september parliament called english members lawyers baron elected member parliament home county gloucestershire active reject motion destroy tower london archives introducing motions preserve authority parliament government parliament single person limited restrained parliament think fit later proposed english council state subject election years house_of_commons militia controlled parliament supplies granted army limited periods proposals got support refused allow mps signed oath recognising authority refused passed dissatisfied parliament dissolved january second parliament called september wrote constitution titled humble petition advice called creation upper house perform job house_of_lords accepted constitution december nominated upper house members judge called new house extensive jurisdiction authority immediately questioned responded parliament february september oliver died replaced son richard richard summoned new parliament january returned oxford_university richard weak leader ruled months resigning march general forced parliament vote dissolution new elections time charles_ii declaration convention parliament met april member gloucestershire immediately began negotiations king moved committee appointed look concessions offered charles digest think fit sent charles_ii parliament restored king charles_ii landed dover weeks later prompting english restoration english restoration chief baron chief justice task new regime special commission judges tried included declaration october found guilty treason hanged drawn sitting judge trial led viewing later writing confess feeling pain finding october sitting judge old bailey trying condemning death men orders acted colleagues parliament sat committees alter law reward chief baron november replacing sir orlando wish receive accompanied appointment tried avoid near king response lord chancellor lord invited house king present spot instances parties case attempting bribe duke approached case help judge understand case come said hear cases court case sent party noticing man sent refused let case proceed paid man food sir john suspected engaging conspiracy sent sugar excuse absence case remarked think sir john believes king justices come country bribes person having design trick sent returned refused continue appeared noted period giving latitude accused religious secured confidence affection classes knowledge equity considered great knowledge law lord nottingham considered father equity great master september great fire london broke people homeless time fire ended houses streets destroyed act parliament enacted february constituted court fire tasked dealing property disputes ownership liability rebuilding city tasked sitting court met inn heard cases court dealt year operation chief justice king bench death john edward replaced chief baron noted particularly innovative judge took pains ensure decisions easy understand roger north wrote known court king bench sitting day lord chief justice managing matters law advantage students took pleasure pride encouraged arguing purpose debate counsel court taken academy sciences seat justice noted allowing counsel fix problems letting correct error disliked writing judge jury right understanding signifies waste time loss words weak easily wrought decent way affections judge noted lord nottingham greatest bench retirement death begun suffer ill health arms swollen course relieved pain temporarily february legs stiff walk initial attempts resign chief justice declined king applied writ ease king reluctantly allowed retire february granting pension year replaced chief justice richard suffering months died december country home lower house site present day house buried wife tomb churchyard church home monument 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alberta law quarterly notes popularity time parliamentary fought privilege returning successful chosen active role public affairs writings posthumous legacy written work wrote variety texts manuscripts major history analysis common law england published history pleas crown published analysis based lectures gave students likely intended published considered history english law written divided chapters book dealt history english law suggestions reform william writing commentaries laws england noted preface earlier schemes laws england natural scientific comprehensive appeared sir matthew posthumous analysis law proposed creation county courts drew strong distinction written laws statutes customary laws argued common law subject parliament far confirmation parliamentary supremacy law protect rights civil liberties king subjects argued confirmation trial jury described best mode trial world 13th chapter divided law laws persons property dealt rights recognised law time william considered greatest common law historians described introductory sketch history english law appeared till publication volumes famous work pleas crown capital offences committed peace lord king crown dignity book dealt capital crimes associated procedure page work followed pattern england far james stephen said work highest authority shows depth thought puts different category institute far treatise far index mere work practice book dealt criminal capacity insanity defence capital offences treason homicide theft 19th century andrew wrote critique titled ruins time exemplified sir matthew history pleas crown criticised praised work directing main criticism judges lawyers cited considering dated reorganised dealt thomas treatise edition commonly extract broader philosophical points written works individually lay writing yale law journal notes possible study entire corpus writings reconstruct coherent legal philosophy writings marital rape extremely influential involved notorious seventeenth century english trials sentenced women amy rose death unnatural love judgment case extremely influential future cases salem witch trials justify accused lands writing british journal law society ties opinions writings marital rape found believed marriage contract merged legal entities husband wife body husband guilty rape committed wife mutual consent contract wife given kind unto husband exception law rape existed england wales primarily influence repealed house_of_lords dozens volumes manuscripts published including numerous theological majority manuscripts found papers palace library largest work manuscript consists books filling volumes estimated contain nearly million words copies treatise natural law british library critical edition treatise natural law published law nature contains chapters law general law nature work criticizes reduction natural law self preservation law view normally associated thomas cites john repeatedly appears share conceptual hugo francisco period judge general conclusion england law conventional wisdom politics renaissance europe common law brought thanks sir edward practice judge advocated judge law asserted judge law answer question asked result learned judge natural politics principle known appeal reason reason referring method logic judges striking laws theory meant certainty law intellectual beauty way law correct system law eventually sophisticated predictable john held similar beliefs thought common law proper law england argued necessarily create judicial discretion play proper necessarily equal perfect law contract english people known appeal contract thomas argued theory francis bacon argued natural law created king authority individual judge felt skill unique lawyers law understood reason method lawyers understanding king instructions judges law valid confirmed disapproved king legal theory highly influenced argued making law contract subject test reasonable character judges rule way sat middle ground conflict argument reflections dialogue discovered frederick dialogue published years death seen early copy draft yale writing cambridge law journal suggests chief justice access dialogue passed copy death reflections agreed judge task bring reason common law legal system line reason law question justify law disagreed understand law saying educated study law great advantage exercised distinction agreed law created agreement disagreed reason inherent binding power agreed interpretation law left individual reason law exact science best produced set laws reasonable outcome majority cases list works works include moral divine primitive mankind considered examined according light nature life death written contemporary acquaintance translated fragments observations political moral pleas crown summary discourse knowledge god origin mankind natural propagation original institution power jurisdiction parliament history common law england government general origin alteration trials history pleas crown analysis law scheme abstract titles law england method considerations touching amendment alterations laws jurisdiction lord house parliament considered according ancient records reflections dialogue law law nature wrote preface


william sir william july february english judge politician eighteenth century noted writing commentaries laws england born middle class family london educated school college oxford switching completing bachelor civil law degree fellow souls oxford november admitted middle temple called bar following slow start career heavily involved university administration treasurer november senior considered responsible completing library building complex accounting system college july formally gave practice instead embarked series lectures english law kind massively successful earning total terms led publication analysis laws england repeatedly sold preface later works october confirmed professor english law immediately embarking series lectures publishing similarly successful second treatise titled discourse study law growing fame successfully returned bar maintained good practice securing election member parliament rotten borough march february published volume commentaries laws england considered completed work earned terms repeated failures successfully gained appointment judiciary justice court king bench february leaving replace edward justice common pleas june remained position death february legacy main work note commentaries designed provide complete overview english law volume treatise repeatedly republished posthumous edition edition intended practical use interest published 1870s england wales working version henry john stephen published reprinted second world war legal education england stalled work gave law scholarly william successors professor argued commentaries written written think doubtful united_states english speaking countries universally adopted common law united_states commentaries influenced alexander hamilton john marshall james wilson john jay john adams james kent abraham_lincoln remain frequently cited supreme_court decisions early life education william father charles silk son wealthy firm friends thomas surgeon son gentleman wiltshire sister mary came london charles eventually persuaded marry seen good match couple lived happily sons lived adulthood charles born august henry new college oxford took holy orders son william born july months charles death february charles mary members middle class landed gentry particularly prosperous tax records charles second prosperous man parish death registers family servants thomas assistance family following charles death helps explain educational upbringing children william sent school nominated charles relative mary william head school age charles death family fortunes declined mary died january family resources largely went meet unpaid bills william able remain poor scholar having named position june nominated sir robert academic curriculum particularly latin poetry began attract note poet school writing line set celebrate wedding james won silver medal latin verses john gave annual latin noted having favourite student masters october taking advantage new scholarship available students college oxford oxford study surviving records undergraduate term oxford curriculum college set notes probably followed studied greek science logic rhetoric philosophy mathematics geography poetry particularly good greek mathematics poetry notes william_shakespeare included george edition shakespeare plays undergraduate texts survive include legal texts instead wide ranging politics current affairs poetry geometry controversial theological texts element given family theological interests surprising element sheer number texts owned given relative poverty student july year half bachelor_of_arts student admitted study bachelor civil law degree civil law legal area recognised university degree course seven years long supposedly devoted broad course reading humane studies allowed study interests november admitted middle temple step road imposed obligations simply allowed legal career option time proper legal education system read time works henry related legal tracts addition formal studies published collection poetry included draft version lawyer muse famous literary work published elements architecture architecture rules governing art construction work vision anonymously published book poetry covering religions world depicts narrator walking dream buildings religions christianity depicted negative light followed election fellow souls oxford november bar middle temple november bar saw begin alternate oxford london occupying chambers pump court living souls college central courts sat months year rest time spent work souls permitted regularly acted law reporter personal notes cases start practice began slowly case court king bench additional motions appearances court noted known consulted roger long running lawsuit early court appearances considered bad luck bar occurring time massive business central courts singular lack connections status orphan middle class described unemployed filled time acting counsel oxford election recorder university administration dividing time administrator souls securing appointment treasurer november completion library building started respectively built attributed work steward senior records zeal organising estates finances souls noted massively complex accounting system college completed legal tract essay dealt claiming tie founder souls attempt gain elections completion doctor civil law degree awarded april admitted governing body oxford elected represented house_of_commons university officers continuing work university announced july intentions longer attend courts westminster pursue profession way respects residing oxford resolution scheme told beneficial university set lectures common law lectures sort world entirely according likely aware oxford alumnus charles planning english law civil law vacant despite support lord rejected favour robert widely considered lesser far greater political mind addition private lecture series extremely lucrative souls fellowship gave year records lecture series brought year respectively total terms issued june class approximately students set lectures completed july despite limited skills speaking style described formal precise affected lectures warmly appreciated second series far popular partly unusual use printed lists suggested reading copies exist alexander later close friend attended lectures notes survive attempts reduce english law logical system division subjects later basis commentaries following lecture series prominent university activities oxford cambridge time strange system law unique exclusive jurisdiction academics students fashion followed common law customs based civil law appointment chief legal officer chancellor court far involved university peculiar legal system records sitting times year mainly dealing small claims debt wrote manual court practice position gained large number contacts connections visibility aided legal career significantly period saw write known piece poetry friendship ode published legal texts page analysis laws england published press treatise intended demonstrate order principal divisions lecture series structured introduction english law calls marked advance previous introduction english law including constitutional civil criminal law public private law substantive law procedure introductory content initial print run copies immediately sold leading printing book lots years sold fifth edition published sixth edited account commentaries laws england success commentaries remarks relatively little scholarly attention paid work time hailed elegant performance calculated facilitate branch knowledge professor english law march group executing charles reported recommended creating chair english law salary debate position created october confirmed professor english law october gave lecture crowded audience text soon printed published discourse study law lecture popular described sensible spirited study law initial print run sold necessitating publication copies preface later versions analysis volume commentaries university popular soon lecture series opened anonymously written open letter published charging violated statutes university changing day appointed reading lectures suffered nervous breakdown soon lecture november launched suit chancellor court william jackson city oxford printer damages justified jackson printing publishing reflecting character said william jackson refused reveal ordered anonymous pamphlet leading suit evidently proceed suit struggle controversies damaged reputation university evidenced failure win election vice warden april losing john white attributes specific personality traits saying determination pursuit causes committed relaxed disposition quick offence perceived character motives surprising indifference effect words actions marked beginning break oxford coincided growing influence outside university lord prince george official tutor requested copies lectures later year paid prince loyal soon influential patron patronage purchase set chambers inner temple transferring inn significant steps departure oxford published works great charter charter forest authentic instruments described major piece pioneering scholarship leading election society february treatise law fee simple later chapters commentaries london work bar sponsorship prince wales success analysis began work kept lecture series oxford eminent figure world letters legal practice grew result considered great period maintained steady flow cases primarily king bench pleas death earl retained counsel trustees oversee family attempts pay debts meet obligations married sarah member family lesser gentry middlesex child william born august survive adulthood seven children born henry james sarah mary william charles george died childhood large estate including acres river_thames right peter church february considered potential candidate rotten borough consultation friends agreed prospect time refusing offer appointment lord chief justice ireland march returned took seat limit legal work initially seat given requirement attend vote particular way grant patent precedence time actually increased demand time court records pleading lord court king bench soon election acting counsel collins copyright case bath important case international law acting prosecution feud louis newly appointed cross dressing ambassador united_kingdom increase practice saw increase court work writing opinions recommendations oxford colleges fourth earl paid draft private acts parliament april began actively seek judicial appointment december asked lord patron assistance gaining appointment chief justice chester writing july prevail lord recommend majesty notice anticipating upcoming vacancy court common pleas parliamentary service considered desirable absolutely essential qualification english judges necessarily naturally indifferent speaker session parliament speaking times seven years chosen career lend politics lawyers house_of_commons added select committees provide technical expertise drafting legislation applied judicial post december opening pleas came lost george leading failed appointment lord whig lord chancellor commentaries laws england announced resignation chair effective lectures divided lecture series private public delivered february april point published new treatise law fee simple decision resign likely increasing demands legal practice reduced profit lectures peaking dropped year later final round lectures response decided publish new book commentaries laws england volume published november bringing author work eventually bring owen described volume noting treated body law liberal elegant constitutional manner vein good sense runs page copy sold months second volumes published october june received similar reception fourth final volume appeared dealing criminal law financial success commentaries moved london property carey fields lincoln inn fields neighbours included ambassador sir walter lord john earl making appropriate house great able lawyer treatise republished posthumous edition edition intended practical use interest published 1870s england wales working version henry john stephen published reprinted second world war american edition produced prior copies sold thirteen colonies judge publication commentaries chances judicial appointment remained slim old experienced widely respected presence lord lord chancellor lack aristocratic patrons time hindered chances january lord government began fall resigning january solicitor general john following george iii appointed lord north prime minister north picked charles lord chancellor death january holding position days left important legal positions government open apparently approached solicitor general refused wanting deal complicated duties attached position february apparently intervention king possibly lord justice common pleas succeeding edward law february days announced joseph common pleas sworn judge time court king bench apparently poor health lord ran busy court lord chief justice felt transfer common pleas best commented instead political judicial disagreement unwilling stomach changes english law sat regularly judge despite bouts ill health served circuit courts describes exceptionally careful respected judge ranging narrowly framed broad statements public commentary considered poor trial judge reversed appeal frequently peers returned common pleas june having spent months king bench asserted having removed similarly removal asserted king bench hot water account considered dubious historically excellent relationship volume commentaries describing judge acquaintance law nations known revered state europe recorded king bench case birmingham canal navigation disagreed common pleas operated civil jurisdiction mixed civil criminal played strengths decisions considered principle example interest account money lent anticipated section law reform miscellaneous provisions act decision case later repeated lord boat construction death long suffered november nervous disorder caused high blood pressure possibly diabetes february weak write days totally died february service conducted bishop february buried family vault peter church estate death worth william secured annual royal pension sarah initial reaction death subdued december souls college agreed statue erected memory deceased constructed john bacon life sized statue judicial robes cost rested library brother law james published volumes law reports added estate biographical history sir william appeared legacy primary legacy written work specifically commentaries laws england demand reprinted translated versions 18th 19th centuries commentaries emphasis sovereignty parliament drew described inferior writer mind depth judgment commentators differ described core element british enlightenment comparing academics said commentaries crucial changing english law system based actions system substantive law time publication common law england ways infancy people uncertain law commentaries helped legal thinking time legal education stalled work gave law scholarly william successors professor argued commentaries written written think doubtful united_states english speaking countries universally adopted common law commentaries particular influence united_states james original associate justice supreme_court united_states wrote commentaries books calculated young student learned pleasure instruction hand hand commentaries printed north_america copies ordered philadelphia academics noted early reliance supreme_court commentaries probably lack legal tradition time robert notes formative documents declaration independence constitution papers seminal decisions supreme_court john marshall drafted attorneys sir william commentaries laws england case commentaries rank second bible literary intellectual influence history american institutions today commentaries cited supreme_court decisions times year united_states judiciary commentaries substantial impact law books frontier law school law library american lawyers law america nearly century published drawn plan dedicated school law submitted university_of_oxford idea rejected included commentaries plan modern system american law schools comes subscribers edition later readers profoundly influenced include james john marshall james wilson john jay john adams james kent abraham_lincoln advocating american independence alexander hamilton cited proposition law nature mankind dictated god course superior obligation binding globe countries times human laws validity contrary valid derive authority immediately original early 1920s american bar association presented statue english bar association time sculpture tall placed royal courts justice sculpture designed paul eventually cast europe presented united_states display congress approved placement sculpture washington march appropriated installation bronze statue foot standing portrait wearing judicial robes long wig holding copy commentaries placed tall granite base stands constitution avenue 3rd street town virginia named ratio known contributions judicial theory statement principle better guilty persons escape innocent suffer argument originates far genesis bible versions sir john analysis picked benjamin franklin term known ratio john adams having studied ratio maxim english law having established decades work published cited courts law strongly emphasised american law students works elements architecture architecture vision analysis laws england discourse study law great charter charter forest authentic instruments treatise law fee simple commentaries laws england reports


parker charles parker october november american politician served united_states congressman missouri 7th congressional district terms presided united_states district court western district arkansas years known hanging judge american old west large number sentenced death years federal bench judge parker tried cases cases defendant pleaded guilty convicted trial parker sentenced people death executed parker health deteriorated 1890s jurisdiction power court reduced congress september congress effectively closed district court western district arkansas removing jurisdiction shortly november parker died complications bright disease buried fort smith early life parker youngest son joseph parker wife jane shannon great nephew ohio governor wilson shannon raised family farm near ohio attended breeze hill primary school followed classical institute private school taught county primary school pay secondary education began law passed ohio bar exam parker moved joseph missouri worked maternal uncle law firm shannon branch december parker married mary sons charles james parker law firm working municipal country courts political career april parker ran democrat joseph time city attorney served year terms april american_civil_war broke days parker took office enlisted pro union home guard unit 61st missouri emergency regiment reached rank corporal end war 1860s parker continued legal political careers formally split democratic_party conflicting opinions slavery ran republican county prosecutor ninth missouri judicial district fall serving member electoral college voted abraham_lincoln parker won year term judge twelfth missouri circuit parker nominated missouri 7th congressional district september backed radical faction republican_party resigned devoted energy campaign parker won election opponent withdrew weeks prior vote session second congress convened march term parker helped secure veterans district campaigned new federal building built joseph sponsored failed bill designed women allow hold public office united_states territories sponsored legislation organize indian territory territorial government parker elected missouri 7th district congress local paper wrote missouri trusted influential representative congress past years second term parker concentrated indian policy including fair treatment tribes residing indian territory speeches support bureau indian affairs gained national attention parker caucus nominee republican_party missouri senate seat political tide shifted missouri unlikely elected senate sought presidential appointment judge western district arkansas district judge president grant nominated parker chief justice utah territory replace james following request parker grant instead nominated united_states district court western district arkansas replacing william story facing proceedings allegations corruption parker arrived fort smith initially family appointment age youngest federal judge west parker session district judge court prosecutor remained united_states attorney western district arkansas fourteen parker years court parker tried men session court charged murder convicted jury trials parker sentenced mandatory death penalty ordered men executed time september sentenced death killed trying escape sentence life prison youth parker gave interview louis republic september stated convict hanged compulsory death sentences favoured abolition capital punishment parker court final jurisdiction indian territory court available appeals legal systems governments tribes native american tribes indian territory covered citizens federal law applied non indian united_states citizens territory according congress federal court western district arkansas meet separate terms year february august november court large terms ran parker court sat days week order ensure tried cases possible term hours day congress reduced jurisdiction court parts indian territory federal courts texas kansas increasing number settlers moving indian territories actually increased court workload changes congress allowed appeals capital convictions united_states supreme_court cases parker imposed death penalty appealed supreme_court overturned ordered trial serving district judge fort smith parker served fort smith school board president john hospital known today sparks health system time court parker presided number high profile cases including trial bill oklahoma case involving david illegally settled lands indian territory parker heard cases involving bill involved killing general store robbery convicted case lasted february june parker sentenced death awaiting execution attempted escape prison killed prison guard brought parker gave second death sentence december eventually hanged march later years keeping continued settlement west courts act established federal court system indian territory decreased jurisdiction western district court fort smith parker clashed supreme_court number occasions thirds cases appealed supreme_court upheld parker gained national attention dispute supreme_court case hudson hudson convicted assault intent kill sentenced years imprisonment appealed supreme_court granted bail parker refused release hudson grounds statute law provide supreme_court authority demand hudson release congress passed new courts act removed remaining indian territory jurisdiction western district effective september effectively closed federal court western district arkansas removing jurisdiction death legacy parker home august term began sick court suffered bright disease jurisdiction court came end september lands indian territory reporters wanted interview career talk parker died november number health conditions including heart bright disease funeral fort smith highest number point buried fort smith national cemetery years federal bench parker tried cases defendants pleaded guilty convicted trial sentenced people death executed died incarcerated acquitted pardoned sentences parker represented number portrayals time fort smith charles features parker novel true twice adapted films parker featured character sequel film portrayed james movie john sequel played jake walker remake true douglas jones features parker supporting character novels men rode parker parker deputy featured larry novel november 27th great great uncle lived mountains arkansas logging camp oklahoma indian territory brought wife attempt sister away smith horse thief illegal whiskey selling indians law days read newspaper account aware story years cousin obtained hand written records hanging judge court smith arkansas parker famous hollywood movies hang high true etc read accounts surviving family contradicted newspaper account date contradicted great aunt years old time recalled aunt coming door arkansas home news bullet holes apron barely escaped killed federal marshal frank brother infamous gang killed famous kansas bank robbery marshal judge parker sent arrest smith latest update story brother bob killed later deputy time accounts said deputies rode warning started firing tent killing great great aunt mary wife came pistol firing killed deputy court mention firing rounded died pneumonia jail museum smith dirt floor dungeon days ventilation spent childhood visiting grandfather nearby town bitter judge parker opposed honoring monuments told years died years ago aware story gets histories net tried correct families little getting frank best court records kept books


adrian fisher adrian fisher january march american lawyer federal public servant served late 1930s early 1980s associated department war department state professional career participated government decision carry japanese american international trial state department cold war activities harry administration state department legal adviser secretary state dean john kennedy johnson jimmy carter fisher directly involved negotiations international nuclear testing non agreements early life early government career fisher born memphis tennessee fisher fisher attended elite schools saint princeton_university harvard law school fisher known life nickname early days football player princeton lettering late 1930s fisher lived arlington virginia estate known hall house semi famous bachelor house rooms rented fisher william william john john edward philip graham hall known social venue likes dean francis fisher admitted tennessee bar distinction supreme_court justices louis fisher began legal career appointment law clerk supreme_court justice louis years old early announced retirement supreme_court fisher invited transfer chambers recently appointed supreme_court justice following term clerk fisher joined united_states department state assistant chief foreign funds control division state department served shortly japanese attack pearl harbor world war government military service early fisher john assigned assist implementation united_states war department legal activities japanese american programs shortly united_states entered world war late fisher received officer commission trained bomber navigator united_states_army air forces missions france belgium germany returned washington assistant assistant secretary war john supreme_court case fisher required involved japanese americans west_coast united_states return europe time case united_states challenging government power exclude citizens japanese ancestry military zones came united_states supreme_court department justice assistant attorney general charge defending government position supreme_court significant consultation fisher required legal affairs section war department period fisher involved critical drafting government brief submitted supreme_court international trial captain fisher served james legal advisor attorney general francis united_states member international military tribunal trial fisher principal tribunal memorandum nazi leadership engage crimes peace document covering period november demonstrated pace armament adolf_hitler showed germans developing economic system sensible war return washington service dean return europe exit army air_force fisher served solicitor department commerce fisher general counsel atomic energy commission served legal advisor rank assistant secretary state department state serving office secretary state dean fisher served legal advisor delegation united_nations paris fisher appointed president harry original commissioner president commission immigration commission established executive office president executive order establishing president commission immigration specific context commission enactment walter act passed president veto main disagreement act retention system began congress passed act veto formed commission charged looking new options immigration policy secretary state appointment fisher state department legal adviser unique time fisher professional relationship fisher role legal adviser explained michael state department assistant legal adviser economic affairs insisted having legal adviser lawyer ability lawyer judgment politics greatly respected got adrian fisher involved political activities involved secretary state involved lot controversial things mccarthy era attack concept foreign service state department terrific controversy china lost china fisher right hand dealing people things went fisher office getting necessary background information prepared kind question came course approach secretary state took agreement signed chief question authority sign brought signed ready answer satisfy lawyer legal authority provides forth building bomb late president asked dean concentrate question united_states develop hydrogen bomb formed working group united_states national security council executive secretary consisting gordon paul fisher served state department legal adviser project view member working group mind said state department fisher don think necessary persuade anybody mind wasn choice fisher working group recommended internal study conducted overall foreign policy newly developing cold war classified study called blueprint doctrine communism provided overall policy concepts participation cold war 1950s congressional hearings firing general douglas april president announced dismissal general douglas duties allied commander united_nations forces far_east following firing subsequent public outcry joint committee armed services foreign relations united_states senate conducted inquiry removal fisher assigned responsibility coordination state department congressional testimony firing general fisher capitol hill fist fight august fisher involved incident secretary state dean senator kenneth nebraska republican minority whip united_states senate hearing senate foreign relations committee hearing senator began events korea suddenly jumped chair raised fisher required physically hold striking incident told eye witness john assistant director office international security affairs department state day administration threw big guns secretary louis johnson william foster time going rough republican table consciously lost temper remarks got tried adrian fisher state department legal adviser close friend caught arm fortunately missed feet probably fallen flat face floor great scene portrayed film candidate frank major taking fisher role instance united_states secretary defense nuclear arms control activities fisher served deputy director arms control agency took primary negotiations role atomic test ban treaty soviet_union time deputy john adviser president fisher served chief nuclear non treaty signed united_states united_kingdom soviet_union countries july collection letters adrian fisher president johnson secretary state dean perception activities arms control maintained federation american scientists return private law practice academics fisher entered private law practice dwight administration fisher joined firm dean time general counsel washington_post fisher connection washington_post arose close friendship post owner graham early days washington fisher graham supreme_court justice shared rented house belonging future secretary state dean brother fisher served dean georgetown university law center washington according report georgetown student newspaper fisher candidate position simply submitted heard looking new person called asked considered dean fisher installed francis brown chair international law center january served law professor representative president jimmy carter nominated fisher rank ambassador serving representative conference committee served united_states represented fisher special session united_nations general_assembly held led established conference single negotiating forum international community return academics fisher joined faculty george mason university school law arlington virginia teaching negotiation tactics george mason law review named annual award best student article honor fisher fisher served advisor john hearings commission wartime relocation civilians established congress commission reviewed impact executive order japanese americans determined victims discrimination federal government fisher died march aged cancer home washington


frank frank born december american lawyer activist legal writer blogger based washington noted writing report vice presidential candidate sarah john_mccain campaign presidential election founder president center class action established new_york_times calls leading critic abusive class action settlements wall_street_journal referred leading reform advocate frank graduated university university_of_chicago law school doctor clerk frank seventh circuit court appeals frank director fellow legal center public interest american enterprise institute washington fellow manhattan institute center legal policy editor institute web magazine executive committee society litigation practice group contributes regularly conservative legal member american law institute background early career frank born grandson journalist nelson frank nephew author cousin politics editor atlantic online graduated benjamin franklin high school new_orleans earned bachelor_of_arts degree economics university wrote columns campus newspaper political magazines member student senate objected campaign stop serving pork jewish university noted new_york_times frank earned doctor high honors university_of_chicago law school chicago earned order served law review chicago law known presence groups researched urban legends early contributor baseball collective essays group described notorious contributors activity known term negative judge frank united_states court appeals seventh circuit frank entered private practice class action cases law firms earliest cases sudden acceleration cases represented practice frank defended lawsuit filed american civil liberties union delay california gubernatorial recall election defended liability cases served defense teams patent cases advocacy reform frank began contributing regularly legal edited walter advocates reform continued frank joined american enterprise institute offered fellowship research effects class action act director legal center public interest spoke wrote civil justice issues liability frank sits executive committee society litigation practice group frank leading proponent reform united_states according frank disillusioned class action tactics willingness judges approve settlements felt poor consumers strongly criticized lawsuits calling rent seeking vehicles good law good public policy april members congress brought fair pay act title vii revision law state prior acts outside day statute limitations included affecting employment financial issues frank revision saying wages hiring reduced counter possibility litigation hired employee law eventually passed january february frank member panel university tennessee consisted james law professor university charlie ross state senator mississippi presenting perspectives business people state benefit reform frank argued tennessee current civil justice system inconsistent argued based reforms states reform area result jobs year jobs week tennessee significantly improve health system issues conflicts frank published washington_post arguing reforms criticizing association trial lawyers america ing interest trial lawyers justice jon ceo responded post accusing frank proposing destroy nation civil justice system benefit insurance industry drug companies corporate powers claim lawsuits transform nation banana republic find ing fight justice trivial making attack constitution united_states day frank described collection insults non ing responding frank fact responding fictional straw man accused change subject point defend lawsuits actually criticize ended noting respond important trial lawyers trying concept deal deal wall_street_journal opinion piece frank said department treasury sec urge supreme_court reject expanded litigation liability scientific atlanta john frank criticized saying frank argument substituted policy considerations plain text statute frank allegation frank posted article trial lawyer arthur website regularly posted reform issues prompted sue frank case dismissed barred year statute limitations appeal reporters committee freedom press society professional journalists american society news editors new_york_times washington_post associated_press law professors amendment experts eugene filed support defendants saying claim libel frank worked case early career called critic litigation debated trial lawyer mark issue frank continued criticism article final chapter litigation closed judge million paid attorneys worked litigation sum addition billion paid attorneys add paid attorneys litigation cost billion certainly wrong corporate defendant won vast majority cases went trial dozen attorneys dismissed eve trial risk publicity certain loss handful cases lost trial million verdict case generated publicity led tens thousands cases filed won appeal based science expert testimony admitted evidence defended settlement fair sarah according book game change obama race lifetime weekend john_mccain vice presidential pick advisor arthur asked frank prepare written report sarah thrown scratch hours document highlighted democrats upset anti obama celebrity advertisements mock inexperienced beauty queen main national exposure photo spread vogue february campaigning governor number anchorage daily_news expressed concern unprepared head campaign run friend book says frank worked senator joe report widely criticized cited report infamous document history mark john book race lifetime obama won white_house describe length frank defended report covering eventually dog campaign trail hbo film game change frank played brian james center class action frank founded non profit center class action represent consumers dissatisfied counsel class actions class action settlements according american lawyer march successfully challenged dozen settlements frank founded successful objection proposed class action settlement grand theft auto consumer fraud case settlement class members bought grand theft auto san video game hidden sexually explicit easter egg received attorneys receive million legal fees court rejected settlement grounds case spurred frank devote class action settlements left objected settlements united_states cases class action lawyers receive cash payments class receives products services defendant company argues cases actual payment lower stated amounts successfully objected settlement central district california class action alleging consumer fraud sale civic hybrids settlement provided million attorneys fees class frank reported said nearly worthless intended find worthwhile fill necessary involved case surrounding allegations email case brought frank northern district california chief judge walker challenged settlement consists software frank argued court award limit requested million attorney fees judge walker rejected settlement october gay rights activism response chick sex marriage controversy frank created chicken offset website permit gay rights supporters offset purchases chick donations charities supported frank hosted benefit protect sex marriage maryland