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Judge Thompson's Recent Decision

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A statement or article entitled "Judge Thompson's Recent Decision" regarding a decision by Jude Smith Thompson in the circuit court at Hartford. The author writes that Thompson's status as a "venerable judge…should not exempt his decisions from respectable criticism." It is reported in the article that Thompson's decision "occasioned much remark and decision.” The writer explains that the case which came before Thompson "very improperly," questioned the actions of the United States naval officers who came in contact with the Amistad, and that Thompson "committed to jail 49 Human Beings contrary to law.”
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Circa 09 23 1839
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Slavery and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Amistad Case

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