Supreme Court Rulings Archives

Dred Scott: The Man Behind the U.S. Supreme Court’s Worst Decision

By Rick Chromey | March 6, 2023 |

TweetShareShareMany legal scholars believe the Dred Scott decision was the worst by a U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes called it the Supreme Court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.” But why did it happen? Who was Dred Scott? And why should we know his story? DRED SCOTT was born a slave in Virginia (1799). His…

Roe v. Wade: A Landmark Decision or SCOTUS Gone Rogue?

By Rick Chromey | December 2, 2021 |

Abortion and the Supreme Court of the United States

TweetShareShare It could be the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision of our lifetime. Arguments are currently underway involving Mississippi laws that severely limit the practice of abortion. Both pro-choice and pro-life advocates believe it’s the case to reverse the famous 1973 Roe v. Wade. But what’s really at stake? Will abortion be…

School Prayer Outlawed (June 26, 1963)

By Rick Chromey | June 26, 2021 |

TweetShareShare “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country. Amen.” This is one of the generic prayers school children used to pray to begin their school day. For hundreds of years, American school children participated in a prayer to start their…