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Dred Scott v. Sanford*, 60 US 393 (1857)

In the Dred Scott decision, the Court held that slaves were chattel (property). Slaves, as well as people who had been slaves, or who descended from slaves, were not protected by the Constitution and could never be US citizens. Without citizenship status, African-Americans were denied access to the courts, and couldn't sue for their freedom, even if they had a contractual agreement granting them free status.

The Supreme Court also ruled that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery, nullifying the Missouri Compromise.

The Court's decision in this case was overturned by the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery.

* The name Sanford is misspelled as "Sandford" in US Reports

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That was the Dred Scott decision - concerning the status of a slave who had been taken on to free soil, and then back to slave country.

The Supreme Court declared that a black man should have no business suing a white man.

More ominously, it also ruled that slavery was protected by the Constitution. Taken literally, this would mean that there was no such thing as free soil.

These two aspects of the Supreme Court ruling helped to raise the temperature of the debate, and made war virtually inevitable.

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Dred Scott v. Sanford*, 60 US 393 (1857)

In the Dred Scott decision, the Court held that people who had been slaves, or who descended from slaves, were not protected by the Constitution and could never be US citizens. Without citizenship status, African-Americans were denied access to the courts, and couldn't sue for their freedom, even if they had a contractual agreement granting them free status.

The Supreme Court also ruled that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery, nullifying the Missouri Compromise.

The Court's decision in this case was overturned by the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery.

* The name Sanford is misspelled as Sandford in US Reports

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In the famous Dred Scott decision, the US Supreme Court made some controversial declarations about slavery and property. The Court stated that slaves or freed slaves were not US Citizens and could not take a case to court. Because the US Constitution did not forbid slavery it was a "given" that slaves were "property" as sad as that seems.

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Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 US 393 (1857)

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The 1857 verdict on Dred Scott, a slave who had once lived on free soil, and wanted to claim his freedom retrospectively.

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It would help if you say what country you are talking about.

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What was the result of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision?

The court ruled that slaves were property and no rights to sue in court or to be heard.


Which Supreme Court case ruled that slaves were property and therefore had no legal rights?

Dred Scott v. Sandford


What Supreme Court decision in effect meant that the Constitution protected slavery?

The decision on Dred Scott vs. Sanford was made by the US Supreme Court on March 6, 1857. For all practical purposes, the Court ruled that slavery was legal and that slaves were property.


The supreme court has ruled that demonstrations on private property are?

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What supreme court decision in effect meant that the constitution protected?

The decision on Dred Scott vs. Sanford was made by the US Supreme Court on March 6, 1857. For all practical purposes, the Court ruled that slavery was legal and that slaves were property.


What Supreme Court decision in effect meant the Constitution protected slavery?

The decision on Dred Scott vs. Sanford was made by the US Supreme Court on March 6, 1857. For all practical purposes, the Court ruled that slavery was legal and that slaves were property.


Was Dred Scott v. Sanford overturned by the amending of the constitution?

Not amending. Interpreting. The Supreme Court ruled that when the Founding Fathers declared that a man's property was sacred, they would have included slaves within their definition of property.


Why do you think the supreme court ruled that slaves were not citizens?

they though they were not good enough and they were just their servants and not citizens


Why did the supreme court ruled against dred Scott?

The decision started that enslaved people were property


What US Supreme Court decision stated slaves were property and not citizens was later abolished by which constitutional amendment?

The US Supreme Court decision on the Dred Scott case affirmed that slaves were property. The court also ruled that Blacks could never be US Citizens. It took several Constitutional amendments to ensure that Blacks and other minorities had the same rights as white people. The 13th amendment abolished slavery totally.


The Supreme Court has ruled that states can require the owners of shopping centers to allow which activities on their property?

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What year was Dred Scott ruled a slave by the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford did not decide if Dred Scott was a slave or not, but that slaves (and their descendants) could not be counted as US citizens and had no right to sue in court.