The following year the Missouri Supreme Court decided that case ... The decision of the court was read in March of 1857. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney -- a staunch supporter of slavery -- wrote ...
In March of 1857, the United States Supreme ... Wisconsin before moving back to the slave state of Missouri, had appealed to the Supreme Court in hopes of being granted his freedom.
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
with Scott losing his case in the Missouri state courts before he filed a new federal lawsuit which went all the way to the ...