SCOTUS says it's ok to own a black man, 1856, Dred Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393

[steve2470]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott_v._Sandford

It is universally denounced by scholars. Bernard Schwartz says it, "stands first in any list of the worst Supreme Court decisions — Chief Justice C.E. Hughes called it the Court's greatest self- inflicted wound."[5] Junius P. Rodriguez says it is "universally condemned as the U.S. Supreme Court's worst decision."[6] Konig et al. say it was "unquestionably, our court's worst decision ever."

The actual repulsive decision here.

Prior to the institution of the present suit, an action was brought by Scott for his freedom in the Circuit Court of St. Louis county, (State court,) where there was a verdict and judgment in his favor. On a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the State, the judgment below was reversed, and the case remanded to the Circuit Court, where it was continued to await the decision of the case now in question.

Mr. Scott lost his appeal to SCOTUS. Can you imagine, in 2015, a SCOTUS case that says what that excerpt says above ?

[Gothmog]

1. CJ Jim Crow Roberts used the reasoning behind Dred Scott to strike down part of Voting Rights Act

Robert's ruling in Shelby County v. Holder is based on the same principle as Dred Scott which is the equality of state sovereignty. Roberts is trying to bring back Jim Crow

[Hoppy]

2. Fat Tony would have been right at home. Alito, too.

I'm not sure about Clarence. He never says anything so I don't know what he thinks about anything.