1825–1860
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court, joined by Justices WAYNE, CATRON, DANIEL, NELSON, GRIER, and CAMPBELL. . . . The question is simply this: can a negro
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Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court, joined by Justices WAYNE, CATRON, DANIEL, NELSON, GRIER, and CAMPBELL. . . . The question is simply this: can a negro
Source: 60 U.S. 393, https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/60/393. Mr. Chief Justice Taney delivered the opinion of the court. . . . The question is simply this: can a Negro whose ancestors were imported
Source: 60 U.S. 933, https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/60/393. Mr. Chief Justice Taney delivered the opinion of the court. . . . The question is simply this: can a Negro whose ancestors were imported
Source: Merryman, John, and Taney, Roger Brooke. The Merryman Habeas Corpus Case, Baltimore: The Proceedings in Full, and Opinion of Chief Justice Taney, 6-16. United States: J. L. Power, 1861.