LAD #14: Dred Scott Decision

Taney decided several things in the Dred Scott Decision that truly acted as a setback for the anti-slavery cause. Primarily, he decided that Blacks, who are not citizens, could not sue in a federal court. He then stated that based on the Constitution, and the fact that it says the government could not deny their citizens their right to their "property", or slaves, that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. He finally added that Scott was a slave because he brought suit in a slave state