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Opinion: Flag Raising Robester

(Aug. 6) -- Just when you thought we were settling in for another typical slow August news month, along comes Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to overturn California's Proposition 8. The one that banned same-sex marriages. Did you get that? He overturned the ban. Loosed the bonds. Broke the chains. Raised a rainbow...

Will Populist Backlash Stand Up in Court?

WASHINGTON (Aug. 4) -- Voters in Missouri show Congress what they think of a federal mandate to purchase health insurance. Lawmakers in Arizona take immigration enforcement into their own hands. And senators in Washington talk about amending the U.S. Constitution to block children born to those here illegally from...

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05/22/12 Summer Fun Guide: Museums Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Dog lovers will enjoy the exhibitions and the extensive library that traces the history of man's best friend.
05/15/12 150 YEARS AGO: Judge William Scott, author of Dred... Source: Columbia Tribune - Columbia MO Judge William Scott, who wrote the majority opinion for the Dred Scott case for the Missouri Supreme Court, died at his home, the California Weekly News reported.
05/10/12 Rush Bust is a Bust in the Mo. Capitol Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO Wednesday marked the arrival of a new member to the Hall of Famous Missourians, which is located in the rotunda of the state Capitol â¦ but one of the expected busts was missing.
05/09/12 Missouri lawmakers finalize state budget negotiations... Source: Columbia Missourian - Columbia MO Missouri lawmakers have finally made progress on the state's $24 billion operating budget after a Senate filibuster kept budget negotiations in flux for two days.
05/09/12 Dred Scott honored at Missouri Capitol ceremony Source: NBC - WGEM 10 - Quincy IL A black man who helped galvanize anti-slavery efforts before the Civil War has been inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians.

Background on Dred Scott

Dred Scott (1795 – September 17, 1858), was an African American slave in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v.

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