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Did Chief Justice Roger B Taney agree with the 'once free always free' doctrine?
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No. "Once free, always free" was a common law doctrine applied by many courts prior to the Civil War to determine the status of a slave who had lived in a state or territory where slavery was outlawed. According to logic, once a person had been emancipated by the circumstances of law, he or she could not be reenslaved.
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, (1857), Chief Justice Taney stated slaves were not people, but property, and that their "owners" could not be deprived of their property under the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause (and probably also the Takings Clause). He further stated that slaves and their descendants could never be citizens of the US, and had no standing to sue for their freedom in court.
The Court also declared the Missouri Compromise, which was designed to prevent slaveholding from expanding to new territory, unconstitutional. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case is considered one of the catalysts to the US Civil War.
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∙ 10y agobecause he thought white power is always power
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Who was the Chief Justice during the Dred Scott v Sanford decision?
Roger Taney
How did Roger B Taney get to be supreme court justice?
Roger B. Taney became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the early part of the 19th century. He had been President Andrew Jackson's Attorney General and was a Secretary of the Treasury. Critics say that his close friendship with President Jackson was the reason that Taney was nominated to be Chief Justice and this was confirmed by the Senate.
What is a statement that best characterizes Roger Taney?
He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
What Chief Justice administered Abraham Lincoln's Oath of Office?
Chief Justice John Marshall, who had been appointed to the Court by President Thomas Jefferson's predecessor, John Adams, administered Jefferson's Oath of Office on March 4, 1801. Jefferson was sworn in what was then the new Senate Chamber (now the Old Supreme Court Chamber) of the partially constructed Capitol Building.
Who was the Chief Justice of the United States in 1857?
President Richard Nixon appointed Warren Burger to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren, who retired in 1969. Chief Justice Burger presided over the US Supreme Court from 1969 until his own retirement in 1986.In 1974, Burger wrote the opinion of a unanimous (8-0*) Court ordering President Nixon to relinquish the Watergate tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. *William H. Rehnquist, who was then an Associate Justice, voluntarily recused himself from the case due to his close association with the Nixon administration. Rehnquist replaced Burger as Chief Justice in 1986.
This man was a supporter of the states rights position?
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
Who was appointed Chief Justice to replace John Marshall?
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney replaced Chief Justice John Marshall after Marshall's death in 1835.
Was roger taney chief justice?
Yes
Who was Roger B?
Roger B. Taney was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Was Chief Justice Roger B. Taney an abolitionist?
No.
Who is the chief justice of the surprem court?
roger s. burdick
What was something important about Roger B. Taney?
he was chief justice
Was the Chief Justice who presided at the trial of dred Scott the Dave who sued the government for his freedom?
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
When was chief justice roger Taney born?
he was 1777 and he died in 1873
Who was the Chief justice year leading to the civil war?
Roger Taney
Who became Chief Justice of the United States in 1835?
Roger B. Taney became the fifth Chief Justice in 1835, succeeding Chief Justice John Marshall, who died in office after a tenure of 34 years.
What was the name of the chief justice in the decision dred Scott case?
The chief justice in the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney.
