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For the first time in over a century, children will soon be born in the United States without the benefit of birthright citizenship.
California AG Rob Bonta says ‘the fight is far from over’ and vows to continue to challenge President Donald Trump’s ...
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump what he’s now calling a “GIANT WIN” on Friday—but here’s what actually went ...
The court also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permiting slavery in all of the country's territories. The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford .
In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the ...
Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court.
Ratified in 1868, this amendment was specifically designed to overturn the Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott decision, which had denied citizenship rights to Black Americans. The amendment’s ...
“The Dred Scott case of 1857 is the most famous — or notorious — in all of our judicial history. ... although a New Englander, had halfheartedly supported the act. On the Supreme Court, ...
A divided Supreme Court has ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision ...
Opinion - The Supreme Court’s injunctions decision returns America to the constitutional horrors of Dred Scott Austin Sarat and Steve Kramer, opinion contributors 30 June 2025 at 2:00 pm ...
Opinion - The Supreme Court’s injunctions decision returns America to the constitutional horrors of Dred Scott Austin Sarat and Steve Kramer, opinion contributors 30 June 2025 at 2:00 pm · 5 ...