Suppose that I approach a man to request that he commit a criminal act. Suppose that I hand him money sufficient to win his cooperation considering the value of his services and the risks involved. When the man does my bidding he surely commits a crime, but what about me and my culpability? I, too, […]
I write this short article on March 7, 2016, the first business day after the March 6, 2016 anniversary of Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857). This morning I revisited the overwrought Opinion of the Court and the concurring and dissenting Opinions covering 240 pages. The Scott case included a controversy as to whether […]