What was the worst decision ever made by the Supreme Court? Hint - it was made in 1857 ! Can you desccribe this decision, and its aftermath, to us ??
2007-12-29 03:48:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the Dred Scott decision
Roger B. Taney stated that Dred Scott was not a freeman despite leaving the state of Missouri and enter a free state.
Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States and therefore had no right to petition the United Supreme Court for his freedom. The aftermath of course was the intense struggle of the Civil War which place scars on our nation even to this day.
2007-12-29 04:20:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Dred Scott case ruling that black people have no standing in the courts of the United States. This was one of the last straws leading to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
From Wiki
The Dred Scott decision ruled that people of African descent, whether or not they were slaves, could never be citizens of the United States, and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories. It was also ruled that slaves could not sue in court, and that slaves were private property, and, being private property, can't be taken away from their owners without due process. The decision for the court was written by Chief Justice Roger Taney. . . . .
It enraged abolitionists. The polarization of the slavery debate is considered one of many factors leading to the American Civil War.
And from the site listed below
"The court also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permitting slavery in all of the country's territories."
2007-12-29 11:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The Dred Scott decision, in which the Supreme Court decreed that blacks, whether slave or free, could never be considered as citizens of the United States. It was one of the galvanizing causes of the Civil War.
2007-12-29 11:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by ktrb 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Dred Scott case. Basically, Scott was considered property and not a person; thus he had no rights and the courts had no jurisdiction. Everyone for and against slavery went on a verbal rampage and the North and South became divided.
2007-12-29 12:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by staisil 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Dred Scott - hands down.
2007-12-29 14:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Was it the one about the railroad Corporations having the sames rights as people. Which was printed on the cover but not actually in the decision?
2007-12-29 11:53:16 · answer #6 · answered by frijolero 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
it states that slaves where not citizens of usa
2007-12-29 12:11:00 · answer #7 · answered by sandy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋