S20, E16: SCOTUS Eras: The Waite Court (Aired 11/14/2025)

Authors

Nia Rodgers, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
John Aughenbaugh, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

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Format

mp3@32kHz

Length

53:47

Recording Date

2025

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Keywords

politics, government, documents, House, Senate, Congress, President, POTUS, SCOTUS, courts, cases, law, rules

Description

Nia and Aughie discuss the Morrison Waite Court, years 1888 - 1910. The Waite Court had the opportunity several times to further civil rights, but did not; the Court found the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, and followed with similar judgments.

Disciplines

American Politics

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