No. Taney was the Chief Justice who ruled that the slave Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom - on the grounds that a black man was not the sort of person who ought to be suing a white man. This statement angered the Northern Abolitionists as much as it delighted the South, and heightened the divisions between the two sections.
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No member of the Senate or the House or Representatives may be sued for any statements made during session. The reason for this is to prevent intimdation from any opposition or a possibly hostile Judiciary.
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Yes, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney presided over the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom in this landmark 1857 Supreme Court decision. Taney’s ruling infamously declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court.
No, the Chief Justice who presided over the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney. Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom based on his residence in free territories.
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Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)AnswerDred Scott sued for his freedom.The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in defendant John Sanford's favor, returning Dred Scott and his family to slavery. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Opinion of the Court that held slaves, former slaves and descendants of slaves could never be US citizens.AnswerThat was Dred Scott. He should have claimed his freedom while he was on free soil, but he was brought back into slave country, and tried to claim his freedom when his status was subject to debate. This caused immense trouble - and arguably started the Civil War.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Dred Scott is a renowned example of an enslaved man who sued for his freedom. In 1857, the US Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, denying Scott's bid for freedom on the grounds that enslaved individuals were not considered US citizens.
Dred Scott was the former slave who sued for his freedom in the famous Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857. The Supreme Court's ruling in this case denied Scott's petition for freedom and further entrenched the institution of slavery in the United States.
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