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...then I visited Mumbai, India over Spring Break, and my previously myopic opinion on this issue evolved dramatically. The number of recent murders in the hub is unconscionable, and a drastic new approach must be taken to thwart future killings...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: A Tale of Two Cities | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

...Stephen G. Breyer and nine U.S. appeals court judges presided over a reconsideration of Dred Scott v. Sandford at Harvard Law School Saturday, determining that Scott would likely have had to remain a slave under 1850s law, but that the most significant parts of the Court’s opinion were completely erroneous...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Judges Take On Dred Scott Case | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

...infamous decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Scott, and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney issued a vitriolic opinion asserting that blacks were “unfit to associate with the white race” and “had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” The decision is often blamed for inflaming the political divide over slavery and contributing to the start of the Civil...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Judges Take On Dred Scott Case | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

...hearing yesterday, held on the 150th anniversary of the Court’s opinion, the 10 judges heard from lawyers and academics from across the country representing both Scott and his owner. The legal arguments centered on both whether Scott could be considered a citizen—which would determine whether he had the right to bring a suit—and whether Taney’s opinion was necessary...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Judges Take On Dred Scott Case | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

...After questioning the lawyers and experts, most of the judges concluded that the Court should have dismissed the case because Scott was not a citizen and that by not doing so, Taney’s opinion was judicially irresponsible...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Judges Take On Dred Scott Case | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

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