"The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America. The Code was first published in 1926, an

This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.

In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, federal officials captured, imprisoned, and indicted Jefferson Davis for treason. If found guilty, the former Confe

The Burr trial pitted Marshall, Jefferson and Burr in a dramatic three-way contest that left a permanent mark on the new nation.

The Constitution defines treason as levying war against the United States, by persons who hold allegiance to the US, in other words all Americans. This author a