Friday, November 24, 2023

Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society 13:1

The Texas Supreme Court Historical Society has published the Fall 2023 issue (13:1) of its Journal.  Sports is the major theme of the issue, although a few other subjects sneak in, including my profile of Marguerite Rawalt.  I’m grateful to the editor for soliciting it.  Here are the principal articles:

Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and the Judicial Strike Zone —Home Run or Foul on the Play?
Jan L. Jacobowitz

Float Like a Butterfly, and Sting Like a Supreme Court Opinion: Muhammad Ali’s Draft Evasion Trial
Hon. John G. Browning

Trouble and Justice: How Trouble in Texas Led to the Court Martial Trial of America’s Beloved Jackie Robinson.
Alia L. Adkins-Derrick

Punching Above His Weight: “Sporty” Harvey and the Fight to Integrate Boxing in Texas
Hon. John G. Browning

Undistinguished Distinction: Texas’s (Scant) History of Removal Impeachment
Bruce Tomaso

Jack Johnson and the Mann Act
Hon. John G. Browning

A Profile of Marguerite Rawalt
Daniel R. Ernst

--Dan Ernst