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Dred Scott v. Sandford was a landmark Supreme Court case decided in 1857, in which the Court ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and thus had no standing to sue in federal court. The case arose when Dred Scott, an enslaved man, sued for his freedom based on his residence in free territories. The ruling effectively invalidated the Missouri Compromise, exacerbating sectional tensions and contributing to the onset of the Civil War. It is widely regarded as one of the worst Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history.

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