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Trial of the century" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe certain well-known court cases, especially of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. It is often used popularly as a rhetorical device to attach importance to a trial and as such is not an objective observation.
The trial of Leopold and Loeb at Chicago's Cook County Criminal Court became a media spectacle and the third to be labeled "the trial of the century," after those of Harry Thaw and Sacco and Vanzetti. [46] The Leopold and Loeb families hired the renowned criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow to lead the defense team.
Moore v. Dempsey, 261 U.S. 86 (1923) Mob violence at criminal trials, such as those that followed the Elaine Race Riot, is a violation of due process. First 20th-century case where the Court protected the rights of Blacks in the South, and one of its first to review a criminal conviction for constitutionality. Sorrells v.
Historical illustration of the arraignment of Boss Tweed in courtroom. 1872. Credit - Getty Images/iStockphoto. It was the political trial of the century.
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Clarence Seward Darrow (/ ˈ d ær oʊ /; April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer who became famous in the 19th century for high profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense.
This category contains notable trials in the United States during the 20th century. 15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; ... Pages in category "20th-century American ...
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