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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...
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...
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 Dred Scott decision author from Capitol, sending bill to Biden for...
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe House has approved a bill to remove from the Capitol a bust of former Supreme Court Chief...
Biden signs bill to remove bust of Dred Scott decision author from Capitol
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Biden signed a bill on Tuesday that removes the bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice...
Today in History: March 6, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, March 6, the 66th day of 2024. There are 300 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott ...
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 ...
Congress votes to remove bust of Justice Roger Taney, author of infamous Dred Scott decision
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBust of Taney AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Congress on Thursday passed legislation calling for the...
House approves removal of bust of justice who wrote decision protecting slavery
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe House has approved the removal from the Capitol of the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke...
Congress passed a bill removing a bust from the Capitol of the Supreme Court justice who authored an...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSculpture of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the United States, in the old Supreme Court...