William Rehnquist
not- Roger Taney handed down the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision.
The Chief Justice was Roger Taney - ironically a one-time Abolitionist.
The Chief US Supreme Justice at the time of the Dred Scott decision was Justice Taney. He wrote the majority decision that proclaimed that Blacks in the USA could never be citizens. It was a 7 to 2 decision.
The decision in Schenck v. United States was handed down on March 3, 1919. Edward D. White was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
President Lyndon Johnson asked Chief Justice Earls Warren to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy.
The Chief Justice's decision on a case carries the same weight as the other justices. And yes, it must be a majority opinion for the ruling to stand, but the Chief Justice does not have to agree.
The chief justice in the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney.
Chief Justice Marshall is best known for his opinion in Marbury v. Madison, (1803).
The Court through Chief Justice Marshall unanimously decided not to require Madison to deliver the commission to Marbury.
Roger Taney
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made