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The Code of Hammurabi had its own laws on criminal and civil matters, from the 18th century.
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In March of 1956, the congressional representatives of states in the Deep South joined together to protest the Supreme Court's order to desegregate public schools. More than 90 members of Congress expressed their opposition to the Court's ruling via a document that asserted that the Supreme Court had overstepped its bounds. What was the name of this document?
the "Southern Manifesto." The congressmen asserted that the Supreme Court had overstepped its bounds and had "no legal basis for such action." The decision, they claimed, violated states' rights and was an example of "judicial usurpation."
