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The decision was a stunning blow against supporters of the abolition of slavery. The decision held that Blacks were not citizens of the US and lacked any standing to sue in court. It also declared that the congress could not constitutionally ban slavery, blacks could not sue in court, and that slaves (as property) could not be taken from their owners without due process. The court never overturned the dred Scott decision, but did declare in 1873 that the 14th amendment to the constitution had overruled parts of the dred Scott decision.

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