Expansion. Among the the luminous records of the federal courts europe the National Archives, are hundreds of freedom suits. Cases brought by slaves seeking to obtain their freedom. One such case initiated by dred scott in 1846 made it all the way to the Supreme Court where the final decision became one of the most infamous decisions of thethe history of the court. Our guest today looks at three notable precivil war Supreme Court justices and how the uphill the institution of after rolling. Ng the first, chief justice of the states, John Marshall. Joseph story and chief Justice Roger came. Paul finkelman is the president of grants college in greater philadelphia. Before taking this position he held the fulbright chair in human rights and social justice at the university of ottawas school of law. He has held a number of endowed chairs and was a tenured professor including the chair in american legal history at the duke law school. He authored more than 200 scholarly authors including th
Mr. Ferriero for most people long out of school thinking back on u. S. History dredges up memories of lessons on the revolutionary war, the establishment of the constitution, and the war of 1812, and then jumps to the beginnings of the civil war. The in between times may be indistinct but they saw the emergence of an increasingly divided nation. Throughout this time, the federal government, time and time again, had to deal with the questions of slavery and its expansion. Among the the voluminous records of the federal courts in the National Archives, are hundreds of freedom suits, cases brought by slaves seeking to obtain their freedom. One such case initiated by dred scott in 1846 made it all the way to the Supreme Court where the final decision became one of the most infamous decisions of the history of the court. Our guest today looks at three notable precivil war Supreme Court justices and how they uphold the institution of slavery in ruling after ruling. The first, chief justice o
Thank you for being here. Talk about the work to combat the opiate epidemic that scooping our communities around the country. Last year we talked about opiate a related product abuse then buying illicit opiates over the internet and shipping them to the United States to the mail. The opiate crisis sadly continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported more than 63000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses, those numbers increased in 2017. These steps are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My home state of ohio were told recently is the second in the country in terms of overdose death. Heartbreaking. Increasingly, these are due to a synthetic heroin, illegal versions offense at all, a drug that is 50 100 times stronger than heroin. In ohio fat knowledge variations were involved in 60 of the Overdose Deaths last year. The number one killer in ohio. The mature door these purchased online from labs in china and then shipped to the Un
Congress. President trumps date of the Union Address, tuesday at five on cspan. Live on the free cspan radio and alive on your tablet at cspan. Org. The Senate Permanent subcommittee on investigation held a hearing yesterday on how drug traffickers get opioid and other drugs through the us postal system. Witnesses at the hearing from work from the state department and Border Protection, Drug Enforcement administration and immigration and Customs Enforcement. This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for being here. Todays hearing continues the permit subcommittee on investigations work to combat the Opioid Epidemic that is ripping our communities across the country. The last congress subcommittee issued a bipartisan report on opioid related fraud and abuse in the Medicare Part b program. This Congress Committee held a hearing on the growing problem of individuals by illicit opioids over the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The Opioid Crisis sadly c
2. Well hear from representatives from u. S. Postal service, state department, dea and customs. This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for being here. Todays hearing continues subcommittee on investigations work to combat the Opioid Epidemic gripping our communities across the country. A bipartisan report on opioid related fraud, abuse and part d medical program. Subcommittee held a hearing on buying elicit opioids over the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The Opioid Crisis, sadly, continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported that more than 63,000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses. Indications are that number increased in 2017. These Overdose Deaths are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My own home state of ohio, we were told recently is now second in the country in terms of Overdose Deaths. Its heartbreaking. And increasingly, these overdoses are due to a synthetic heroin, illeg