Writs and Courts of Equity: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 52

The Normans introduced the system of writs to English law. Soon the Normans found that controversies arose over the interpretations of writs. They, therefore, introduced courts of equity, also known as Chancery courts, named after the king's chancellor. Learn more about these influential decisions in today’s podcast!
60-Second Civics, Episode 4477: November 16, 2021
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Credits:
Visual 1 & 4 (Scale): sunnychicka, Getty Images/Canva
Visual 2 (King Henry I): Photos.com/Canva
Visual 3 (Courtroom): Comstock, Photo Images/Canva
Visual 5 (Gavel): Michal Chodrya, Getty Images Pro/Canva
Visual 6 (Money): castenoid, Getty Images/Canva
Visual 7 (Jury): Chris Ryan, Getty Images/Canva
Visual 8 (Hand on writ): Gajus/Canva
Visual 9 (Judge): Comstock, Photo Images/Canva