Civil Action In 1979, two wells supplying the drinking water for the small New England town of East Worburn, in Massachusetts, were found to be dumping industrial solvents. At this same time in Massachusetts, there were other investigations of industrial dumping. The residents of Worburn had...

Courts As Legislators The purpose of this paper is to show that although not originally intended to, some our modern day courts in the United States have in essence become legislators. I will give a brief overview of the history of courts and site some cases where the dec...

The Great Charter The Magna Carta, which is Latin for "Great Charter," is a document sealed by King John of England on June 15, 1215 (Magna Carta). The document contains a series of promises to his subjects that he would govern England and deal with his vassals according to the customs...