Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Haven't you heard, the Dread Scott decision has been overturned?" "Not out here, baby," Warren replied, without a second's hesitation. "For that… — Joyce Haber Copy Share Image
We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Activist Supreme Courts are not new. The Dred Scott decision in 1856, imposing slavery in free territories; the Plessy decision in 1896,… — Mark Levin Copy Share Image
“In 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney handed down the Dred Scott decision upholding and extending slavery. Taney’s opinion was, it is… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image