Dred Scott v. Sandford decision

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:60_U.S._(19_How.)_393
gptkbp:date	1857-03-06
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:John_F._A._Sandford
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:John_McLean gptkb:Benjamin_Robbins_Curtis
gptkbp:effect	Increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._John_F._A._Sandford
gptkbp:heldBy	African Americans could not be American citizens Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866 gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Dred_Scott
gptkbp:predecessor	debates on citizenship and civil rights
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:Missouri_Compromise gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:citizenship gptkb:constitutional_law slavery
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dred Scott v. Sandford decision