Box 5
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Gordon, Hon. William. "In Defense of the Right to Trial by Jury--Ex Parte Milligan.", 10/6/1914
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_5_0001
Scope and Contents
Printed booklet by William Gordon of the House of Representatives of Ohio of a speech given in the House defneding the right of trail by jury. Speech given the context of H.R.18459, "To declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those islands." Critiques the legitimacy of military commissions. (2 copies)