An 1856 case even I won't cite.

I’m trying to find a good quote about limited government for the brief, so I do a quick terms and connectors search on Lexis looking for some specific words in a sentence. Only one case comes back, and the quote was exactly what I needed. Unfortunately, that case was none other than Dred Scott v. Sanford, 90 U.S. 393, 509 (1856). Though I rarely pass up the chance to cite—let alone quote—a nineteenth century case, I don’t think that I’ll cite it in a Voting Rights Case. It just doesn’t look good to argue about racial equality while citing the case that discusses the public opinion of “the civilized and enlightened portions of the world” regarding “that unfortunate race.” Id. at 407.

Another interesting thing about that case: it is 240 pages long. At least we didn’t have to this case in con law.