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Maryland Supreme Court posthumously admits Black man to bar, 166 years after rejecting himMore than a century after Edward Garrison Draper was rejected for the Maryland Bar due to his race, he has been posthumously admitted. News outlets report the Supreme Court of Maryland attempted to right the past wrong by holding a special session Thursday to admit Draper, who was Black, to practice law in the state.
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Maryland Supreme Court posthumously admits Black man to bar, 166 years after rejecting himMore than a century after Edward Garrison Draper was rejected for the Maryland Bar due to his race, he has been posthumously admitted
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Maryland Supreme Court corrects century-old injustice, posthumously admits Black man to barA posthumous admission has been granted to a man a century after he was rejected to the Maryland Bar due to his race. The Supreme Court of Maryland addressed the issue Thursday.
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This conservative appeals court’s rulings are testing the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court this term will review eight 5th Circuit decisions. It has sided with the Biden administration over the lower court twice in the past week.
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Deal that ensured Black representation on Louisiana's highest court upheld by federal appeals panelA federal appeals court has upheld a deal that ensured Black representation on Louisiana's highest court. Wednesday's 2-1 ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling and keeps in place a 1992 federal court agreement that led to a Black justice being elected to Louisiana’s once all-white Supreme Court.
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Black lawyer admitted to the Maryland bar — 166 years after his denialEdward Garrison Draper was posthumously admitted to the bar Thursday following a push by a White Texas lawyer with a passion for Black History.
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