 | Teaching Assistant: American Constitutional Law | | What did the Supreme Court hold in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)? | Supreme Court case that decided US Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories and slaves, as private property, could not be taken away from their owners without due process. Federal courts lacked diversity of citizenship jurisdiction between Dred Scott is not a citizen of a state.Hover over to see answer  |
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