Dred Scott, who was born a slave in Missouri, traveled with his master to the free territory of Illinois. As a result, Scott later sued his master for freedom, which the lower courts usually granted.

DeSantis isn’t necessarily confident that the current court would support his and Trump’s view on birthright citizenship ...

The group then cites six cases including Dred Scott v Sandford. The 1857 ruling came a few years before the 1861 outbreak of ...

The plaintiff [Dred Scott]... was, with his wife and children ... It is entitled "An act for the better preventing of a spurious and mixed issue," &c.; and it provides, that "if any negro or ...