Salmon P. Chase, U.S. Chief Justice, Dies on May 7, 1873
On May 7, 1873, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. Just one month prior, he had dissented in the landmark Slaughter-House Cases and was the sole diss...
On May 7, 1873, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. Just one month prior, he had dissented in the landmark Slaughter-House Cases and was the sole diss...
On April 29, 1745, Oliver Ellsworth, the third Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born. His leadership shaped early American jurisprudence d...