Congress Seeks to Replace Statues of Confederates in U.S. Capitol
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Congress Seeks to Replace Statues of Confederates in U.S. Capitol
2021-06-29 13:21:05
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- America’s racial reckoning that started last year continued Monday with a House hearing on removing statuary from the U.S. Capitol that depicts Confederate sympathizers. In one case, a pending bill would replace a statue of a U.S. Supreme... Read More

Recalling the Pentagon Papers Case, 50 Years On (Part Four)
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Recalling the Pentagon Papers Case, 50 Years On (Part Four)
2021-05-12 21:59:31
by Dan McCue

(This is the fourth and final part of a four-part series. The first three parts can be read here, here and here.) The First Amendment Prevails The Supreme Court’s decision in the Pentagon Papers case, officially, New York Times Co.... Read More

Senators Join Hoyer In Urging Replacement of Dred Scott Author’s Statue
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Senators Join Hoyer In Urging Replacement of Dred Scott Author's Statue
2020-06-04 12:04:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Maryland's Democratic Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday introduced legislation in their chamber to replace the bust of Roger B. Taney, author of the Supreme Court's racist Dred Scott decision, currently on display in the... Read More

Hoyer Introduces Bill To Remove Bust of Dred Scott Decision Author From Capitol
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Hoyer Introduces Bill To Remove Bust of Dred Scott Decision Author From Capitol
2020-03-10 15:14:28
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., introduced legislation Monday that would remove a bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from public display in the U.S. Capitol and replace it with a bust of Associate Supreme Court Justice... Read More

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