Slavery Reparations Rejected by Court

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against plaintiffs who were seeking reparations from major U.S. corporations for slavery (from Special Report):

A federal appeals court has rejected most claims by slave descendants that they deserve reparations from some of the country's biggest banks, insurers and transportation companies. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that slave descendants have no standing to sue based on injustices suffered by ancestors.

It also said the statute of limitations ran out more than a century ago. The lawsuit contended that big American corporations profited from slavery and should pay. But the judge who wrote the decision said the issue was political — and should not be worked out in court.

This was a dumb idea from the start, though there are members of Congress who can't wait for a chance to try and get a law through authorizing reparations.