How the Rhinelander Trial Scandalized the Jazz Age NYT | Top Stories By: Laura Wexler 17 December 2025 at 18:00 Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin. © Getty ImagesAlice Rhinelander, center, with her sisters in the courtroom during the annulment trial.