How does the supreme court's decision in each case affect the rights of american citizen?
One of the findings of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision was that slaves were considered property, not citizens.
The Supreme Court's decision is final, it cannot be "revived" and reheard. However a constitutional amendment that changes the relevant parts of the Constitution would supersede the Supreme Court's decision.
The Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision in 1857 is the document that stated that slaves were not citizens and had no legal rights.
It showed that they have rights.
It shows they have rights.
no blacks, not even free blacks, could become U.S. citizens.
It showed that businesses have rights .
The document that states slaves are not citizens is the United States Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case from 1857. The Court ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. This decision reinforced the legal status of slavery in the United States and was a significant factor leading up to the Civil War.
Tom Clark was Harry Truman's Attorney General until Truman appointed him to the Supreme Court (a decision Truman later regretted). J. Howard McGrath replaced Clark as the Attorney General.
Dred Scot decision in 1855 by the Supreme Court.
The decisions showed that businesses have rights.