MARTIN: Your recent piece for “The New Yorker,” which is out now, outlines the trial of Jefferson Davis, the president of a Confederacy. It’s a very detailed and complicated story ...

The second concerned the former “president” of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, who was similarly arrested on charges of treason against the United States. Both men ...

Specifically, we will address the Jefferson Davis Horrible. It is straightforward enough to argue that the presidency, as an abstract matter, is not covered by Section 3. But the optics of the ...

Too bad Kentucky-born political leader Jefferson Davis, onetime U.S. Senator and former U.S. Secretary of War, didn’t consider a better encore for his performance as president of the Confederate ...

A pistol belonging to Jefferson Davis fetched a hefty price Saturday. (Rock Island Auction Company) A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his ...

In Alabama, state offices will close in observance of Jefferson Davis' birthday, which is recognized as a state holiday. However, major retailers and businesses will operate during regular hours.

Jill Lepore on the links between the trial of Jefferson Davis and that of Donald Trump. Donald Trump made history as the first U.S. president to be criminally indicted. But he is not the first ex ...