From Adam/Eve To Modern Times ….
In the November 2013 edition of the ABA Journal, there is a list of 10 pivotal past trials, which we repeat by category.
*Guilt and Ignorance — God punishes Adam and Eve, and the Serpent. Garden of Eden, after the 7th day.
*Treason — English Parliament puts King Charles I on trial. London, 1649.
*Illegal Voting — Susan B. Anthony is convicted for casting a ballot. Canandaigua, N.Y., 1873.
*Misconduct — Clarence Darrow is tried on charges of bribing jurors. Los Angeles, CA, 1912.
*Race and Immigration — A court decides who is white under the law (Dow v. United States). Charleston, S.C., 1915.
*War Crimes — An Allied tribunal brings Nazi leaders to account. Nuremberg, Germany, 1945.
*Desegregation — The U.S. Supreme Court rejects the separate but equal doctrine (Brown v. Board of Education). Washington, D.C., 1954.
*Crimes Against Humanity — Adolf Eichmann is convicted for his role in the “Final Solution.” Jerusalem, Israel, 1961.
*Sabotage — Nelson Mandela is spared from a death sentence. Pretoria, South Africa, 1964.
*War Crimes — Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic is tried by an international tribunal. The Hague, Netherlands, 2002.