Sandford decision of 1857. Dred Scott? Are you kidding me ... Because this old ruling still appears in the legal books, a political group can attempt to deploy it like a weapon.

This Supreme Court decision attempted to settle the legal status of slaves in free territories to avert a civil war, but it provoked one instead. Dred Scott, who was born a slave in Missouri ...

The Dred Scott challenge isn't a difficult but rewarding game that ingenious scholars should have an interest in overcoming. It's an invitation to rewrite constitutional text and history in ...

The Equal Justice Initiative has released new research into Dred and Harriet Scott, who were enslaved and sued for their freedom, which led to a historic Supreme Court decision that was only ...

A plaque remembers the history of the famous Dred Scott decision of 1857 outside the Old St. Louis Courthouse. Exhibits related to the Old St. Louis Courthouse construction are on display on ...

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After the Supreme Court's decision, the former master's sons purchased Scott and his wife and set them free. Dred Scott died nine months later.

You know, frankly, in a more hideous way you had that situation prior to the Civil War, in the Dred Scott decision. No, I'm not comparing the two Supreme Courts. What I'm saying is, the Dred Scott ...