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Roger B. Taney was the Chief Justice of the United States during the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. He delivered the majority opinion in the case, which ruled against Dred Scott's petition for freedom.
The chief justice in the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
Yes, Roger Taney was the Chief Justice of the United States during the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision in 1857. He famously authored the majority opinion in the case, which declared that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States.
It changed several times during Washington's presidency, but the Chief Justice who served the longest was the first Chief Justice, John Jay.
The Chief US Supreme Justice at the time of the Dred Scott decision was Justice Taney. He wrote the majority decision that proclaimed that Blacks in the USA could never be citizens. It was a 7 to 2 decision.
Warren Burger was Chief Justice from 1969 - 1986 William Rehnquist served as Chief Justice from 1986 - 2005
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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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.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made