Title: The case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court
Subtitle: The full opinions of Chief Justice Taney and Justice Curtis, and abstracts of the opinions of the other judges; with an analysis of the points ruled, and some concluding observations.
First published: 1857
Description: The questions which arose in the U. S. Supreme court were whether the plaintiff-in-error, a negro, was a citizen of the United States, in the sense in which that word is used in the Constitution, and whether the U. S. Circuit court had jurisdiction in the above mentioned case.  The constitutionality of the Missouri compromise act was also brought into question.
Subjects: Missouri compromise, Citizenship, Social conditions, African Americans, Trials, litigation, Law and legislation, Slavery, Legal status, laws, Extension to the territories
Places: United States
People: Dred Scott (1809-1858)