For those who follow Family Law, there has been a fair amount written lately about “Keeping Kids First”, the group who opposes shared parenting in North Dakota, and how close is their relationship with the North Dakota State Bar Association. 

On June 19, 1873, New York Circuit Court Judge Ward Hunt presided over a trial which revealed his character.  The trial concerned the actions of Susan B. Anthony, who was accused of voting illegally, due to her gender.  Judge Hunt stated Ms. Anthony had been tried according to the forms of law and his decision had been rendered by law.  In truth, Judge Hunt didn’t allow Ms. Anthony to testify, ordered the jury to find a verdict of guilty, didn’t poll the jury as to their findings, and read a verdict he wrote before the trial even started.  Ms. Anthony’s trial was a complete farce.  She was the victim of judicial sexist bigotry, a common occurrence during the women’s suffrage movement.  

But is anti-woman sexism the only form of bigotry US Courts have practiced?