Connecticut Put the “Law” in Lawyers (Ep. 99)

Not only was the very first law school in the United States in Connecticut, but it trained and set forth dozens of legal scholars who would go on to populate multiple positions in the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and governor mansions around the young country. They were the children of the founding fathers who drafted such documents as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. The story behind the Litchfield Law School, which helped shape our early days of democracy, is truly remarkable, and it’s told by the outgoing Director of the Litchfield Historical Society, Cathy Fields.