Dred Scott V. Sandford Case Summary

Supreme Court Case Name & Date: Dred Scott v. Sandford , 1857 |
Constitutional Amendment or Article related to this issue: Articles III and IV|
Democratic Ideals: Equality, Democracy, Liberty, Justice, Protection, Rights, Opportunity, Unity, Tranquility, Well-beingWhich of the Democratic ideals (above) are related to this issue: rights, equality, justice, opportunity.|
OPPOSING SIDES IN THE ARGUMENT|
Using the OYEZ.org web site, you can find the PETITIONER & RESPONDENT by clicking on the hypertext link titled “Docket”.The PETITIONER is the party who initiates the court case, the ‘opponent’ is referred to as the RESPONDENT|
PETITIONER: WHAT do they want? To be free.|RESPONDENT: WHAT do they want?They want the petitioner to be a slave
. Scott's extended stay in Illinois, a free state, gave him the legal standing to make a claim for freedom2. . The Missouri Supreme Court decided that case should be retried. In an 1850 retrial, the St Louis circuit court ruled that Scott and his family were free.3. .Scott’s residence in free territory made him a free man|RESPONDENT: WHY- Arguments for their position(list at list 3 in an order YOU think is most important)1. . Scott couldn't prove that he and Harriet were owned by Emerson's widow2. . Because Scott was black, he was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue3. . No one but a citizen of the United States could be a citizen of a state, and that only Congress could confer national
Find the arguments for the “Opinion” & “Dissent” by clicking on the “Written Opinion” hypertext link. Often this redirects to Justia.US, where you can also find the reference links for both “Opinion” AND “Dissent”|
SUPREME COURT DECISION|
Supreme Court Vote: in favor of the (pick one) RespondentAfter a Supreme Court vote, one of the Justices in the majority issues an “opinion”, while a judge in the minority issues a “dissent”|
List the names of the Justices who voted with the majority and 3 important reasons from their “opinion”Taney, Wayne, Carton, Daniel, Nelson, Grier, CampbellBecause Scott was black, he was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue. No one but a citizen of the United States could be a citizen of a state, and that only Congress could confer national citizenship|
List the names of the Justices who were in the minority and 3 reasons for their “dissent”McLean, CurtisScott's extended stay in Illinois, a free state, gave him the legal standing to make a claim for freedom. The Missouri Supreme Court decided that case should be retried. In an 1850 retrial, the St Louis circuit court ruled that Scott and his family were free.Scott’s residence in free territory made him a free man