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“One reason why the amend down to one and refile (strategy) seems to work seems to be exactly because it is a large district and everything is diffuse. If there were only three judges, you might notice what's going on a little (more quickly) than you would if there were 30,” said Chicago-Kent College of Law professor Sarah Fackrell.

The horror and brutality of American slavery stand alone. But reading the news today, I am repeatedly reminded of Prigg and its larger historical context.

“I think (conviction),” said Steven Heyman, a law professor with the Chicago-Kent College of Law, “would send a real strong message that the government is capable of taking severe measures to suppress, I would say, legitimate dissent.”