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Date: 1857Dred Scott v. Sandford  

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  • In the annals of the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, there is one case that is consistently ranked as the worst decision ever made by the Court. This is the Dred Scott case, officially known as Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Dred Scott Case]

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  • Date: 1857

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KVD8G2PF-N

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