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Us know about the programs youre watching. Call us at 2026263400. Email us or send us a tweet. Join the cspan conversation. Like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. Roger b. Taney served as chief justice at the Supreme Court and delivered the majority opinion in the controversial dred scott case. Next, Rhodes College professor tim huebner discusses Public Opinion of chief Justice Taney and how it was shaped. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event. Its a little under an hour. [ ...

From 1836 until his death in 1864 and delivered the majority opinion in the controversial dred scott case. Next we discuss chief Justice Taney and how it affected the civil war. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event. It is a little under an hour. [ applause ] thank you very much, mr. Goldman. Historians like me because,r,n know, every faculty, every respectful law faculty has a legalp5yx historian but how important they are depends on how much you think the history behind the co...

People, i think. Well, im happy to welcome all of you to this i guess its the third in our series of lectures named after the former president of the Supreme Court Historical Society. And this lecture is as you have heard on its the third in a fourpart series on the Supreme Court and the civil war revisited. The Historical Society has an Educational Outreach mission that includes these lectures. It includes Training Programs for teachers. And it includes the publication of such publications as c...

Started there was more equal protecti protection, due process. Many of the things we hold most dear. The right to vote. The pan pli of civil rights in litigation. Legislation. Amendment. Bringing back the details of this case allows us to see the humanity of the persons behind the famous suit. And i would like to say that i think we should remember what the scotts stood for because then we can see them not as victims but as heroes who lost the fight. Knowing their story connects us to them. It a...

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History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the High Court are nothing new, writes Calvin Schermerhorn. The nine-member Chase Court in 1867, dominated by Northern Republicans. (Alexander Gardner/The U.S. Supreme Court) By Calvin Schermerhorn  Arizona State University A

History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new.