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Law Day lessons

Crystal City High School student Logan Grove, 15, asks a question of judges Wednesday morning during Law Day at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, in St. Louis.

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Their due

Lynne M. Jackson, great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, and Harry Weber, sculptor of the homage to her relatives, hug after the bronze sculpture’s unveiling Friday outside the Old Courthouse in St. Louis. In 1847, the Scotts sued for their freedom at the courthouse, now part of the National Park Service. Ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property and had no right to sue. The Dred Scott decision helped bring on the Civil War. The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation has raised more than $150,000 of the statue’s $250,000 cost, according to a news release. Photo by Karen Elshout

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