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Dred Scott v. Sandford

1857 U.S. Supreme Court case on the citizenship of African-Americans

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Instance of: decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, freedom suit, court decision, legal case
Publication date: 6 March 1857
Country: United States
Author: Roger B. Taney, John McLean, Benjamin Robbins Curtis
applies to jurisdiction: United States
court: Supreme Court of the United States
defendant: John F.A. Sanford
described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, New International Encyclopedia
legal citation of this text: 60 U.S. 393
majority opinion by: Roger B. Taney
plaintiff: Dred Scott

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The New International Encyclopædia/Dred Scott Case

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