John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin - Transcripts, images and links to primary and secondary sources addressing the state's experience with the death penalty and why it has eschewed capital punishment longer than any other. Famous American Trials - Accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials. Assembled by Professor Douglas Linder, UMKC School of Law. Ancient Law - Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property, inheritance, crime, and civil law. Code of Hammurabi - The Avalon Project - Translation of the Code of Hammurabi, with commentary. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - United States Congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873. Western Legal Tradition - Web links to resources on Western law, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through 17th century England. The Women's Legal History Project - Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges. The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox - Excerpts from the memoir of a Supreme Court clerk who served the notorious Justice James C. McReynolds during the year that FDR threatened to pack the Court. H-Law Discussion Network - List covering teaching and research in the history of all legal traditions, although participants generally focus on common-law and other Western systems. Information about the American Society for Legal History, an archive of postings, book reviews and a substantial selection of well-annotated links. LONANG Library - Presenting historical writings in the natural law tradition. The Legal History Project - Promoting an understanding of legal history. History of Law - Overview of the development of law in various nations and time periods. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 - 1875.