Posts Tagged ‘race relations’
The Dred Scott Decision: The Supreme Court’s “Greatest Self-Inflicted Wound”
Many legal scholars consider the Dred Scott decision the worst opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes called it the Supreme Court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.” The…
Read MoreAmerica the Divided: What the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Really Proved
On November 19, 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of five charges. Not guilty. His self-defense argument persuaded the jury. Unfortunately, outside the Kenosha courthouse doors, it was a different story.…
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