Scott v. Sandford

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
gptkbp:case_types 60 U. S. 393
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:legal_case
March 6, 1857
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkbp:historical_context Pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_impact gptkb:political_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scott v. Sandford
gptkbp:impact Increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:is_cited_in Civil rights advocacy
Political discourse
Historical analyses
American history textbooks
Law school curricula
Civil rights litigation
Constitutional law discussions
Supreme Court opinions
Legal commentaries
Legal history studies
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:John_F._A._Sandford
gptkb:Dred_Scott
gptkbp:legal_issue Status of enslaved persons
gptkbp:legal_representation Criticized for its reasoning
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:notable_quote “ A black man has no rights that a white man is bound to respect.”
gptkbp:outcome 7-2 decision
Dred Scott was not a citizen
The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional
gptkbp:precedent Influenced future civil rights cases
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Benjamin_R._Curtis
gptkb:Justice_John_Mc_Lean
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Ongoing discussions about its implications
gptkbp:significance One of the worst Supreme Court decisions in history