(Encyclopedia) Luke, Gospel according to Saint, third book of the New Testament. It was composed in the second half of the 1st cent. Since the 2d cent. it and the Acts of the Apostles have been…
(Encyclopedia) Merryman, ex parte, case decided in 1861 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney sitting as a federal circuit judge in Baltimore. John Merryman, a citizen of Maryland, was imprisoned by the U.…
(Encyclopedia) Wythe, GeorgeWythe, Georgewĭth [key], 1726–1806, American lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Elizabeth City co., Va. Admitted to the bar in 1746, Wythe was a member…
(Encyclopedia) Svinhufvud, Pehr EvindSvinhufvud, Pehr Evindpār āˈvĭnd svēnˈh&oobreve;ˌvəd, svĭnˈh&oobreve;v&oobreve;d [key], 1861–1944, president of Finland (1931–37). A judge under the…
(Encyclopedia) Tracy, Benjamin Franklin, 1830–1915, American lawyer, cabinet member, and soldier, b. Owego, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and later served (1853–59) as district attorney of…
(Encyclopedia) probateprobateprōˈbāt [key], in law, the certification by a court that a will is valid. Probate, which is governed by various statutes in the several states of the United States, is…
(Encyclopedia) Central Valley project, central Calif., long-term general scheme for the utilization of the water of the Sacramento River basin in the north for the benefit of the farmlands of the San…
(Encyclopedia) Cartes Jara, Horacio Manuel, 1956–, Paraguayan businessman and political leader. The son of a businessman who owned an aircraft franchise, Cartes studied aviation in the United States…
rock group Founded after the 1994 breakup of Uncle Tupelo and including four of that group's original members, Wilco (1994–present) has carried on in Uncle Tupelo's alternative-country-rock hybrid…
media journalist, authorBorn: 4/17/1923Birthplace: Dakota City, Iowa Grey-haired journalist who laced his commentary with wry wit and was one of the first correspondents on 60 Minutes. Having…
