Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857): African Americans can’t be actual Americans.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): “Separate but equal” is just fine.
Korematsu vs. United States (1944): Innocent Americans of Japanese ancestry can be rounded up and sent to desert internment camps.
Citizens United vs FEC (2010): Corporations are people, my friend.
And now:
Trump vs. United States (2024): Contrary to every founding principle of democracy and our constitutional republic, the president is above the law.
Seth Jarvis, Millcreek
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