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Yes, Roger Taney owned slaves. Taney, who served as the Chief Justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864, was a slave owner who inherited slaves from his father. He did not free his slaves until shortly before his death in 1864.
Yes, Roger Taney and Justice Roger Taney are the same person. Roger B. Taney served as the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, known for his controversial opinion in the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
The chief justice in the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney.
Roger B. Taney, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, presided over the Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857. In this landmark decision, Taney ruled that slaves, as property, did not have the right to sue in federal courts, effectively denying them access to legal recourse for their freedom. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery in the United States at the time.
Roger B. Taney, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, delivered the majority opinion in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857, ruling that slaves and their descendants were not US citizens and therefore not entitled to sue in federal courts. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery and undermined efforts to address the rights of enslaved individuals through the legal system.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.