Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862

7/17/1862:  Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of that law in The Confiscation Cases (1873).

The Chase Court (1873)

Comments

[Jimmy the Dane]

Who needs a law? Just give marching orders to extreme leftist mobs who go to the public square and problem solved. Brought to you by our "rule of law" respecting Democrats.

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

Great news* for you guys, Jimmy -- 538 indicates that Biden's lead is "probably" not 15 points yet.

* well, great as measured on the clinger scale (known as the Parscale, at least until recently)