To: nolu chan
I have posted to you before Chief Justice Chase's rationale for dropping the charges - that Congress and the States, by passage and ratification of the 14th Amendment, had already provided a legislative punishment for the offending southerners. And please, let's not get into another "bill of attainder" discussion.
To: capitan_refugio
It is well documented that the government repeatedly consulted with expert attorneys and were consistently told not to take the case to trial.
And why was the case dropped against John Surratt? I couldn't find your answer.
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