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 May 1, 1871, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Knox v. Lee, affirming the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act. This decision allowed the federa...