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Was Chief Justice Roger Taney reasonable in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to current legal opinion, the Dred Scott case was the Supreme Court’s worst. The Civil War...
Reconciliation and commemoration: Dred Scott’s descendant tells her story
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt was 1995 when Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, heard a...
Statue of notorious Dred Scott justice removed from Capitol
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe bust of Roger Taney, the justice who wrote the notorious 1857 Dred Scott decision ruling African...
House approves removal of bust of Dred Scott decision author from Capitol, sending bill to Biden for...
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe House has approved a bill to remove from the Capitol a bust of former Supreme Court Chief...
The Ghost of Dred Scott Still Haunts Us
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe US Supreme Court building stands in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2022. - The Supreme Court begins their new term today, and is expected to hear...
Behind the scenes in 2000 when Supreme Court liberals thought Nazi and Dred Scott references in gay...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs he began writing an angry dissent in a gay rights case 23 years ago, Supreme Court Justice John...
Black History Month: The history of Dred and Harriet Scott sits right in downtown St. Louis
KTVI via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA huge piece of history sits right in downtown St. Louis, and even more emphasis has been placed on preserving the stories that played out at the old courthouse. Dred and Harriet Scott sued ...
Are law students like me too late to help save our democracy? No, history reminds me why.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAs a first-year law student, I have learned a great deal about the Constitution over the past...
House approves removal of bust of justice who wrote decision protecting slavery
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe House has approved the removal from the Capitol of the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke...
Like the leaked Dred Scott decision, the leaked abortion decision could fall flat
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter an investigation that would have shamed Inspector Clouseau, the Supreme Court marshal’s office...