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News South Africa High Court rescinds Zuma’s appointment of state prosecutor
South Africa High Court rescinds Zuma’s appointment of state prosecutor
Jonathon Churchin
December 8, 2017 02:51:04 pm

The High Court of South Africa ruled Friday that President Jacob Zuma's appointment of a State Prosecutor who would decide whether to reinstate corruption charges against was invalid. Zuma appointed Shaun Abrahams to be...

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News Additional lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers
Additional lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers
Jonathon Churchin
December 5, 2017 01:19:42 pm

Two more lawsuits have been filed against opioid manufacturers and distributors by the state of Montana and a county in Kentucky alleging that the opioid epidemic was part of a business plan, alleging statutory negligence, civil conspiracy, fraud and other...

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News Spain court orders 4 members of Catalan independence movement to remain in custody
Spain court orders 4 members of Catalan independence movement to remain in custody
Jonathon Churchin
December 4, 2017 01:24:53 pm

Judge Pablo Llarena of the Supreme Court of Spain on Monday ordered the continued detention of four members of the Catalan National Assembly while allowing six other members...

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News Donor countries must defend Cambodian rights group after PM calls for its closure: HRW
Donor countries must defend Cambodian rights group after PM calls for its closure: HRW
Jonathon Churchin
November 27, 2017 05:10:18 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on donor governments to defend the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) , which Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the Interior Ministry to...

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News Pakistan Law Minister resigns amid oath protests
Pakistan Law Minister resigns amid oath protests
Jonathon Churchin
November 27, 2017 04:46:07 pm

Pakistani Law Minister Zahid Hamid on Monday resigned from his office after a three week long protest against the changed wording of an electoral oath. The main opposition group protesting the change, Tehreek-e-Labaik ,...

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News Chicago to sue US Steel for violating Clean Water Act
Chicago to sue US Steel for violating Clean Water Act
Jonathon Churchin
November 21, 2017 11:32:40 am

The City of Chicago announced in a press conference on Friday that they would file a federal lawsuit against US Steel alleging that the company had violated the Clean Water Act and accusing the company of...

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News Trump places North Korea on list of state sponsors of terrorism
Trump places North Korea on list of state sponsors of terrorism
Jonathon Churchin
November 20, 2017 02:17:03 pm

Speaking in a cabinet meeting on Monday US President Donald Trump announced that the US is re-designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism nine years after it was removed from the list. Trump stated, "Today the United...

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News UNSMIL Chief calls for joint tribunal over Libyan war crimes
UNSMIL Chief calls for joint tribunal over Libyan war crimes
Jonathon Churchin
November 17, 2017 02:09:40 pm

On Thursday UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salamé suggested to the United Nations Security Council that a joint tribunal should be considered to try individuals suspected of war crimes in Libya. In the speech to the Security...

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News Settlement ends border dispute over Red River land
Settlement ends border dispute over Red River land
Jonathon Churchin
November 10, 2017 12:28:00 pm

A federal judge, on Thursday signed a settlement agreement ending a land dispute between private citizens and Texas officials against the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over territory on the Red River. The landowners and state...

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Bahrain declares it can rightfully take Qatar land
Jonathon Churchin
November 6, 2017 03:08:34 pm

Bahrain issued a statement Saturday declaring that the country has a right to reclaim lands that the nation believes were wrongfully taken by Qatar. The lands in dispute were settled by a International Court of Justice decision ...

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Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that blacks - slaves as well as free - were not and could never become citizens of the United States, and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.

Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to the decision.

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