By: Robert J. Terry

It’s a Web journalism truism that blog readers love lists, so this seems a good forum to present the five worst Supreme Court decisions ever.

Sister blog DC Dicta has the lowdown via a story by the Los Angeles Times chronicling a discussion among legal scholars at Pepperdine University.

It doesn’t appear these are in any sort of order of egregiousness, so give us your pick for the worst Supreme Court decision ever in the comments. Here’s the list, with details at DC Dicta:

1. Korematsu v. United States
2. Dred Scott v. Sandford
3. Plessy v. Ferguson
4. Buck v. Bell
5. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins