安妮的法律英语播客

prima facie evidence 1.(presumptive evidence) Evidence that is sufficient to discharge any evidential *burden ofproof borne by a party and that may be sufficient to discharge the persuasiveburden of proof if no evidence in rebuttal is tendered. 2.Evidence of a fact that is of sufficient weight to justify areasonable inference of its existence but does not amount to conclusiveevidence of that fact. ——Oxford Dictionary of Law

8th Chief: Melville Fuller 13 Circuit Courts of Appeals

文章最初发表在我的豆瓣专栏《爱上学英语》，原文链接：https://read.douban.com/column/815784/?dcs=search （The good old days: A flight attendant serves coffee and sandwiches to apassenger on board an American Airlines flight, circa 1935----From NPR） 我在Qatar Airline上吃到的美食

The 7th Chief: Morisson Waite * United States v. Cruikshank (1876): 最高法院刻意缩小宪法权利的保护范围，认为《第一修正案》《第二修正案》只约束联邦政府，《第十四修正案》只约束州政府，而不禁止私人之间的种族暴力。这是一场法律层面的种族倒退。它以 “严格解释宪法” 为名，行纵容白人暴力、抛弃黑人权利之实，成为美国最高法院历史上最黑暗、最受后世批评的判例之一。