Law in American history (and in mine)

Law, over the course of American history, has never traveled in a straight line. This book charts that uneven trajectory, investigating great and infamous trials, chronicling historic individuals' entanglements within the legal system, demonstrating how the high and mighty have sometimes gotten away (literally) with murder, illustrating the significance of individual lawyers to our nation, and revealing how single trials and hearings have changes the course of American history. Author C. Evan Stewart analyzes law throughout the United States' history, including an iconic decision by one of America's greatest judges, the many errors that contributed to the debacle of the O.J. Simpson trial, and the 1969 Chappaquiddick tragedy. This book is also, in part, a personal memoir of the author's experiences as a young lawyer at one of the country's most prestigious law firms.