Weekend Roundup

• We recently noted the publication of Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie: A History of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, eds. Paul Finkelman and Roberta Alexander (Ohio University Press, 2012). Paul Finkelman (Albany Law School) has now posted his contribution to the volume: "A Political Show Trial in the Northern District: The Oberlin-Wellington Fugitive Slave Case." It is available for download here, at SSRN.

• Catholic University law alumni were recently treated to a session on legal history led by Geoff Watson and Kenneth Pennington.  The story is here.

• “First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty,” a new documentary for PBS premiering nationally on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 8 p.m. ET.  PBS urges you to check your local listings and watch the trailer now.  According to the press release, Douglas Brinkley,  Forrest Church, John Hope Franklin, and Jon Meacham are among those interviewed on-camera.

•  The Virginia Historical Society, funded by a matching grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and other donations, provides research fellowships of up to three weeks a year. More information is here.  Hat tip: H-Law

The Weekend Roundup is a weekly feature compiled by all the Legal History bloggers.