LAD #18

The decision of Dred Scott v. Sanford ruled in the favor of Sanford. This court case also made several changes to certain laws that had been passed in previous years. One such law was the Missouri Compromise. The decision of the case was that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional because it took property away from citizens of the United States if they should pass over the line of slavery. The decision was made be Supreme Court Justice Taney, he was put on the case after Justice Nelson felt that his decision was mostly his own and not the entire bench's.

This is Dred Scott