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Justices
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
James Wayne
John Catron
Peter V. Daniel
Samuel Nelson
Robert Grier
John Campbell
John McLean (dissenting)
Benjamin R. Curtis (dissenting)
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in defendant John Sanford's favor, returning Dred Scott and his family to slavery. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Majority
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice
James Wayne
John Catron
Peter V. Daniel
Samuel Nelson
Robert Grier
John Campbell
Dissenting
John McLean
Benjamin R. Curtis
Case Citation:
Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)
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∙ 12y agoFifth Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, who presided over the US Supreme Court from March 1836 until his death in October 1864. Taney wrote the opinion of the Court in this case.
Case Citation:
Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)
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Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1857?
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney lead the US Supreme Court in 1857, and presided over the Dred Scott v. Sandford, (1857) case.
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He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
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