Question

Slave Dred Scott sued for his freedom on the basis that his owner had taken him to live in a free state and then a free territory. His case was argued in front of the Supreme Court in 1857. What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

Answer 1

Their ruling was that he did not even have the right to sue in a federal court. The case was dropped in the end. Hope this helped!

Answer 2

Dred Scott was still considered property and could not make a lawsuit because he was a slave. The Supreme Court said no, so Stanford won the case
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