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The Spirit of Dred Scott

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jul 2, 2025 The spirit of the worst Supreme Court decision in history lives on in immigration threats, raids and deportations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Double-Edged Sword of Judicial Review

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 20, 2023 What happens when the powers of Judicial Review are wielded by reactionaries? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Attacks on Birthright Citizenship Are Just the Beginning

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 5, 2018 Donald Trump has found a new rallying cry for voter suppression, and his calls are only likely to increase as the 2020 election approaches. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump’s America Raises the Ghost of Dred Scott

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 22, 2018 Echoes of the most odious ruling in the Supreme Court's history can be heard in the president's white supremacist rhetoric. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Second Coming of Andrew Jackson or Andrew Johnson?

By Glen Ford Sep 1, 2017 President Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio was made possible by a previous president’s pardoning of ex-Confederates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Mike Huckabee Compares Kim Davis’ Stance on Gay Marriage to Abraham Lincoln’s on Slavery

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 7, 2015 Maybe the term "civil rights" doesn't mean what Mike Huckabee thinks it means. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ghost of Dred Scott Haunts the Streets of Ferguson

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 21, 2014 Four miles south of the Ferguson protest's ground zero, along the same street, in the quietude of Calvary Cemetery, lies Dred Scott, the man born a slave who famously fought for his freedom in the courts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Protests, Troops, an Autopsy and Amnesty International in Ferguson

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 As Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered National Guard troops into Ferguson, a preliminary autopsy revealed that police shot teen Michael Brown six times. Amnesty International ordered a delegation to monitor developments, and a local pastor called for the police chief's resignation after department leaks muddied clarity of the lead-up to the teen's death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )