On this day in 1923, rules mob trials ruled unconstitutional

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On this day in 1923, rules mob trials ruled unconstitutional

Feb. 19, 1923 A photograph of the “Elaine 12” Credit: Courtesy of Arkansas State Archives In Moore v. Dempsey, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that mob-dominated trials violated the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.  Black sharecroppers had gathered in a church at Elaine, Arkansas, to discuss fairer prices for their products. White men fired into the church, leading to three days of fighting and the reported killing of five white men an…