David Case's Source Materials

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  • These are some of the source materials that I have been using for my research that are in the public domain.  Unless otherwise noted, the low-quality scans were done by myself.  The higher-quality scans were done by Discount Document Scanning.
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Works


6 H. Abelson , et. al, Public attitudes toward and experience with erotic materials. Technical report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography (1970).  Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. This work came to me already scanned. Download the 15 MB file here.

Francis Allen, et. al, Report of the the Attorney General's Committee on Poverty and the Administration of Federal Criminal Justice (1963).  Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 10 MB file here.

Willaim Baildon, ed., Introduction to Select Cases in Chancery (1896).  This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here). Download the 7 MB file here.

Joseph Chitty, A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings, and Evidence which Occur in the Course of Criminal Prosecutions, Whether by Indictment or Information: With a Copious Collection of Precedents of Indictments, Informations, Presentments, and Every Description of Practical Forms: With Comprehensive Notes as to Each Particular Offence, the Process, Indictment, Plea, Defence, Evidence, Trial, Verdict, Judgment, and Punishment (1819).  This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 43 MB file here.

W. Cowen, P. Nichols and M. T. Bennett, The United States Court of Claims--A History: Part II, Origin--Development--Jurisdiction, 1855-1978 (1978). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 10.6 meg file here.

Norman Fetter, Handbook of Equity Jurisprudence (1895). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here). Download the 25 MB file here.

John Fiske, American Political Ideas, Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History (1885). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here). Download the 9 MB .pdf file here. Text version available at Project Gutenberg.

Luke Froeb, Criminal Plea Bargaining with Uncertainty: An Empirical Model of Sentencing (Econ. Analysis Group Discussion Paper No. 88-4, 1988).  Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 1.1 MB file here. (This work came to me scanned.)

Luke Froeb, Do Plea Bargaining Mechanisms Release Information?, (Econ. Analysis Group Discussion Paper No. 89-10, 1989).  Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 1.5 MB file here. (This work came to me scanned.)

Kent Greenawalt, Legal Protections of Privacy; Final Report to the Office of Telecommunications Policy (1975).  Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 8 MB file here.

John G. Herndon, Income Tax Procedure (1927). This copyright has expired and it was not renewed. See here; and this list of renewed works (under 1927 or 1926 ). Download the 11 MB .pdf file, with attached searchable text here.

J. Franklin Jameson, The Origin of the Standing Committee System in American Legislative Bodies, 9 Pol. Sci. Q. 246 (1894). This was originally an offprint, and it includes the author's courtesy card. This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 1.4 MB file here.

Burr W. Jones, Jones on Evidence -- Civil Cases (2d ed. 1908). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 80 MB file here. (For some reason this only seems to be working in Internet Explorer as of 1/14/06.)

William Lawrence, Letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury Upon the Subject of Trials in Customs-Revenue Cases.   I don't know where it was originally published, but since he died before 1924, I think it is in the public domain -- or it never was copyrighted because he did this for the government. Download the .6 MB .pdf file here.

James Miller Leake, The Virginia Committee System and the American Revolution (1917). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here). Download the 6.2 MB .pdf file here.

Guy Carleton Lee, Historical Jurisprudence: An Introduction to the Systematic Study of the Development of Law (1900)This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 21 MB pdf file here

Henry Summer Maine, Ancient Law: its Connection with the Early History of Society and its Relation to Modern Ideas (1912)This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 21 MB pdf file hereThis seems to be available in text form here.

Frederic William Maitland, Equity, Also the Forms of Action at Common Law, Two Courses of Lectures (1920)This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 21 MB pdf file here

Chapter 8 of Robert H. Montgomery, Income Tax Procedure (1920). This chapter deals with “Appeals, Refunds, Abatements, and Over-Assessements.” This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 3.2 MB file here.


M. F. Morris, History of the Development of Constitutional and Civil Liberty: Being a Series of Eight Lectures Delivered Before the Post-Graduate Classes of the University of Georgetown  (1898).  This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 11 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy, Justice Without Law: A Reconsideration of the Broad Equitable Powers of the Federal Courts (1988). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 10 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy, A New Look at Plurality Decisions (1988). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 4 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy
, The Constitution in the Year 2000 : Choices Ahead in Constitutional Interpretation (1988). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 5 MB file here.  This work was scanned by the Yale Chapter of ACS.

Office of Legal Policy, Guidelines on Constitutional Litigation (1988). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 5 MB file hereThis work was scanned by the Yale Chapter of ACS.

Office of Legal Policy, Original Meaning Jurisprudence: A Sourcebook (1987). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain, however, I have decided not to scan the appendix, because I am unsure whether that is in the public domain as well. Download the 4 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy, Redefining Discrimination: Disparate Impact and the Institutionalization of Affirmative Action (1987). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 11 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy, Religious Liberty under the Free Exercise Clause (1986). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 8 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy, Using and Misusing Legislative History: A Re-Evaluation of the Status of Legislative History in Statutory Interpretation (1986). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 9 MB file here.

Office of Legal Policy, Wrong Turns on the Road to Judicial Activism : the Ninth Amendment and the Privileges or Immunities Clause. (1986). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 6 MB file here.

Maurice Parmelee, The Principles of Anthropology and Sociology in Their Relations to Criminal Procedure (1894). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1917, see here. Download the 20 MB file here.

John Norton Pomeroy et al.,7 Mod. Am. L. (1914). This volume of the encyclopedia, Modern American Law has articles by: John Pomeroy entitled Equity, George Gleason Bogert entitled Law of Trusts,and Oliver S. Rundell entitled Law of Estoppel.This copyright has expired as it was published before 1917, see here. Download the 40 MB file here.

Ralston and Simmons, Attorneys at Law, Jurisdiction of the Court of Claims: Considered with Relation to its Departmental, Congressional, and Special Powers (1905). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 1.1 MB file here.

Theodore Schroeder, Free Press Anthology (1909). This anthology contains: John Milton, The Areopagitica and the Preface to Liberty of Unlicensed Printing; (various authors), Further Important defenses of Free Speech; Peter Bayle, An Explanation Concerning Obscenities; (various authors), The Modern Censorship of Obscenity; (various authors), Briefer Defenses of Free Sex-Discussion; and (various authors); Liberty of Conscience and Speech for Anarchists. This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. View a jpg of the table of contents here. Download the 26 MB file here.

Theodore Sedgwick, The Interpretation and Construction of Statutory and Constitutional Law (2d ed. 1874). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here. Download the 53 MB file here.

Henry John Stephen, A Treatise on the Principles of Pleading in Civil Actions: Comprising A Summary View of the Whole Proceedings in a Suit at Law (1867). This copyright has expired as it was published before 1923, see here). Download the 20 MB .pdf file here.

Harry N. Stull, A Case in the United States Court of Claims (1924). This copyright has expired and it was not renewed. See here; and this list of renewed works (under A or C ). Download the 3.7 MB file here.

Author Train, Courts and Criminals (1926). This copyright has expired and it was not renewed. See here; and this list of renewed works (under 1926. Download the 11 MB .pdf file here.

John Federick Wolfenden et. al, The Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (better known as the Wolfenden report) (1957).  I acquired a "click use" license for this work, and it may be downloaded freely. 
Download the 11 MB .pdf file here.

Working Group on Federalism of The Domestic Policy Council, The Status Of Federalism In America (1986). Since the US government wrote and published it, it is in the public domain. Download the 7 MB file here.




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