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Finished reading: Dred Scott and the Dangers of a Political Court by Ethan Greenberg 📚

After reading this article by Jamelle Bouie–“John Roberts Makes His Bid for Infamy”–I quickly found a copy of Greenberg’s book. (That’s a #GiftLink.)

It is definitely worth your time to read. While some of the legal analysis was outside of my comfort zone, I found the historical and social information fascinating. The parallels between this antebellum court case and today are too real. I am afraid SCOTUS has made the same type of mistake again.

"The Dred Scott decision was a terrible mistake for many reasons. But, for those who wish to draw a valuable lesson from history, the real importance of the Dred Scott case is that it exemplifies the dangers of a political court."&10;&10;- Ethan Greenberg