Obiter Dicta
Can Federal Judges Alter the Constitution?
"No person shall be... deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law." — Fifth Amendment to the U.S....
CSA
News From Around the South 5/3 to 5/10
KENTUCKY: Group Sues To Stop Removal Of Monument A group claiming to own the Confederate Memorial on the Daviess County Courthouse lawn has sued...
What Federal Reparations Could Look Like
After decades of work from activists pushing the issue, presidential candidates, Congress members, local governments and private institutions have debated whether and how the federal government should issue reparations for Black Americans who are descendants of slaves. As the Biden administration promises to confront structural racism and inequality, a growing number of Democratic lawmakers have...
U.S. Army Press: “Union” Army Is No More
Having triumphed over rebel forces long ago, the Union army now faces a new challenge: the effort to erase it from history books. The Army...
Before the Civil War, New Orleans Was the Center of the U.S. Slave Trade
Waiting for the slave ship United States near the New Orleans wharves in October 1828, Isaac Franklin may have paused to consider how the city had...