December 7, 1849 The Roberts case has just been argued before the Mass. Supreme Court. “…if the Bill of Rights in this State be not a dead letter, and the…
November 14, 2006
December 14, 1849 From the Boston Courier of Dec. 5, is an account of the arguments presented to the Court re. the Roberts case. The arguments made by Charles Sumner…
November 15, 2006
April 26, 1850 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided that Sarah had not been “unlawfully excluded from public school instruction”. Comment by the editor: “This decision of the Court fills…