Was Chief Justice Roger Taney reasonable in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAccording to current legal opinion, the Dred Scott case was the Supreme Court’s worst. The Civil War...
Inside the Original Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak, 49 Years Before the Alito Bombshell
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 31, 2022. Credit - Al Drago—Bloomberg/Getty Images The leak...
Ken Starr dies; led investigation into President Clinton, defended Trump in impeachment trial
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKen Starr, a former federal appellate judge and prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of...
James W. Pfister: Trial of Aaron Burr and judicial independence
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWith investigations and prosecutions of political leaders today, it is useful to examine a famous...
Mark Woods: Fifty years ago, Jacksonville lawyer fought city — and won landmark Supreme Court case
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAs the city of Jacksonville works on legislation involving panhandling, those involved with...
Calmes: Buffalo, Laguna Woods and the Supreme Court's radical revision of U.S. history
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe founders intended the 2nd Amendment to protect not individuals' rights, but the rights of states...
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKen Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of...
Twin Cities federal courthouses plan justice and democracy centers to encourage study of civics
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 19—The Twin Cities' federal courthouses will soon each house a Justice and Democracy Center, to encourage students to study and understand civics and the law. Chief U.S. District Judge ...
EDITORIAL: Slade Gorton Was a Powerhouse for Our State, Community
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 6—Former attorney general and state and national lawmaker Slade Gorton passed away almost two years ago, but like many families who lost loved ones during the time of COVID-19, the Gorton ...
Column: The latest conservative to join the resistance? Ted Cruz's mentor
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s been a measure of former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig’s stature in the conservative legal...