Taney's early life and rise

Claire and Prof. Melissa Murray go south of the Mason-Dixon line to put America’s worst jurist on trial.

Guest

Our guest Melissa Murray is a Professor of Law at NYU and the host of Strict Scrutiny. You can buy tickets for Strict Scrutiny’s Bad Decisions tour here, and Melissa’s new book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader, is available for preorder here.

Follow her on Bluesky @profmmurray and Instagram @profmmurray.

Sensitive Themes & Topics

Racism and racial violence, slavery

Credits

- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

- Music: Marshall Dean Williams

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