The Dred Scott case is one of the most famous U.S. Supreme Court cases. Little attention is paid, however, to Dred Scott’s trials in the St. Louis Circuit Court and the fact that a jury decided Dred Scott’s case. In a lecture presented on April 5, Professor Chuck Henson will explain the importance of the Dred Scott jury trial right…
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Professor Henson to Speak on the Importance of Jury Trials at Missouri Historical Society
Professor Chuck Henson will speak on “Let’s Get Legal: From Dred Scott to the Missouri Human Rights Act” at 7 pm on January 25 at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis. He will explain the importance of the jury trial as it relates to the Missouri Human Rights Act. Through April 15, the history museum is hosting an exhibit…