Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
The Chief Justice Roger B. Taney stated that any African/African American-slave or not-couldn't be a citizen of the U.S. and could not sue in the US courts.
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Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scot was that slaves were property and had no rights. This meant they couldn't sue in court.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Roger B. Taney was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who delivered the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857. He ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not considered citizens and therefore could not bring suit in federal court. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery in the United States.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Roger B. Taney, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, presided over the Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857. In this landmark decision, Taney ruled that slaves, as property, did not have the right to sue in federal courts, effectively denying them access to legal recourse for their freedom. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery in the United States at the time.