As a result of Chief Justice Roger Taney's opinion in this case, the Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional.
One attorney in this Supreme Court case later served as Abraham Lincoln's Postmaster General, Montgomery Blair. As a result of Chief Justice Roger Taney's opinion in this case, the Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional. In a 7-2 decision, the Court in this case ruled that the plaintiff was not a citizen and therefore did not have the right to sue for his freedom. For 10 points, name this 1857 Supreme Court case in which a former slave who had lived in free territory sued for his freedom.
One attorney in this Supreme Court case later served as Abraham Lincoln's Postmaster General, Montgomery Blair.
{Scott} v. {Sanford} [or {Sanford} v. {Scott}; or {Dred Scott} Decision]