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The 1857 Supreme Court ruling bolstered slavery by deciding that the children of slaves could not be citizens. It did not directly cause the ensuing Civil War, but left abolitionists no "legal" means to abrogate slavery. It has been called a "self-inflicted wound" both to the reputation of the Court and to the country's belief in the rule of law.

It stands in stark contrast to earlier rulings on Native American rights, where it was Congress and the executive branch that ignored the Court's attempt to fairly deal with Indian tribes in the Southeast.

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