Majority opinion by Taney

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gptkbp:criticism its racial discrimination
gptkbp:discusses the_Missouri_Compromise
gptkbp:established that_African_Americans_could_not_be_American_citizens
gptkbp:hasInventor constitutional law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Majority opinion by Taney
gptkbp:impact the abolitionist movement
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court history studies
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the_Supreme_Court's_legacy
gptkbp:isChallengedBy civil rights advocates
later court rulings
gptkbp:isCitedBy legal historians
civil rights leaders
gptkbp:isCitedIn law reviews
Supreme_Court_opinions
gptkbp:isConsidered a landmark decision
a pivotal moment in legal history
a failure of the judiciary
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor its implications for equality
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn historical texts
political debates
legal forums
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court cases
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scholars_of_American_history
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy yes
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy political pressures
prevailing social attitudes
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the concept of citizenship
gptkbp:isNotedFor its legal reasoning
gptkbp:isPartOf the legal canon
the discourse on race relations
the Dred Scott case
the_history_of_slavery_in_America
Supreme_Court_history
American_jurisprudence
the_legacy_of_Roger_B._Taney
the_narrative_of_American_law
gptkbp:isReferencedIn political speeches
law school curricula
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modern legal principles
gptkbp:isSubjectTo historical revisionism
gptkbp:ledTo increased_tensions_between_North_and_South
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford