EPISODE · Oct 31, 2025 · 50 MIN
SCOTUS Eras: Taney Court
from Civil Discourse · host Nia Rodgers and Dr. John Aughenbaugh
Nia and Aughie talk about the fifth U.S. Supreme Court's Chief Justice, Roger Brooke Taney. Taney's Court lasted from 1836 - 1864, notably presiding over the Dred Scott case as well as cases that further defined the Commerce Clause and set into stone the idea that the Court should consider the Political Question Doctrine when taking a case.
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