Precedent for this case's decision came from the earlier Strader v. Graham, and its decision also applied to Harriet Robinson.
Precedent for this case's decision came from the earlier Strader v. Graham, and its decision also applied to Harriet Robinson. Justices Curtis and McLean dissented from this case, whose 7-2 ruling spurred the formulation of the Freeport Doctrine. Grounds for this suit came from John Emerson's move to Wisconsin with the plaintiff. This Supreme Court case, the second to strike down a federal statute, was won by John Sanford, and Chief Justice Taney's ("TAH-nee") in this case stripped Congress of the power to ban slavery in the territories. For 10 points, name this 1857 case which ruled African-Americans lacked citizenship rights.
Precedent for this case's decision came from the earlier Strader v. Graham, and its decision also applied to Harriet Robinson.
Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford [or "the Dred Scott case"; accept John F. A. Sandford v. Dred Scott before "Sanford" is read] 