Home›Articles›Camden, the Wilkes case and general warrantsArticleCamden, the Wilkes case and general warrantsArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Jurists Well-attested SourcesCamden, Charles Pratt, 1st Earl, in The Oxford Companion to British History (Encyclopedia.com)Entry text, middleQuote, Entry text, middleHis most famous case came in 1763 involving Wilkes and the libellous North Briton. Camden ruled that general warrants were illegal and gained great popularity. He strongly opposed the taxation of the American colonies, declaring the Stamp Act unconstitutional.View the SourceLawAtlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.