In 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court decided, by a vote of 8 to 1, to uphold a state's right to forcibly sterilize a person considered unfit to procreate. The case, known as Buck v. Bell, centered on a young woman named Carrie Buck, whom the state of Virginia had deemed to be "feebleminded." Author Adam … Continue reading … The Supreme Court Ruling That Led To 70,000 Forced Sterilizations …
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… Neil Gorsuch Has Given Himself Away …
The justices of the Supreme Court aren’t always open about their views, but there are times when they inadvertently reveal just how skewed their perspectives are. First, a little background. Last year the Biden administration announced it would end its predecessor’s pandemic-era policy of expelling asylum seekers at the Mexican and Canadian borders based on … Continue reading … Neil Gorsuch Has Given Himself Away …


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