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I believe this was activism because of the courts issues with slavery and own personal relations to the topic of slavery. I think they were all for slavery so regardless of whether it was right or not they turned the direction of how they wanted it to turn out.

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Although it is never said but this case seemed as if it was public and the gustation was federal because of the drawing the Constitution and several other amendments in the case which involved more than just Missouri.

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Dissent opinions (Concurring Not available)

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Dissent opinions (Concurring Not available)

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Benjamin Robbins Curtis criticized Taney for bringing in unneeded knowledge and how it was uneasy to bring in the Missouri Compromise when it would not have helped the case.

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The majority thought that "a negro, whose ancestors were imported into [the U.S.], and sold as slaves," not matter if they were free or a slave would not be considered an American Citizen.

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Q: Was Dred Scott free or a slave?
A: Held portions of the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional in violation of the Fifth Amendment, treating Scott as property, not as a person.
7-2 Decision for Sandford

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The petitioners argument was that he should be free because he has residency in a free state, so this would make him free in a slave state.

The respondents argument was that according to article 111 of the Constitution no slave or their descendant should be allowed freedom in a slave state. This was an agreement because of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

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The lower court decided that no slave or descendants from slaves should be free in a space state according to article 111 of the Constitution.

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Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri. He moved to Illinois which was a free sate where slavery was not allowed so he was able to live a free life. Scott went back to Missouri hoping to become a free man because of his residency in Illinois as a free man. He filed a law suit that he should dbea. free man because he lives in a free territory. However he lost the lawsuit because his slaver owner states that no slave or descendant from slaves would be allowed freedom because fo Article 111 of the Constitution.

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1857

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Chief Justice:
Rodger Taney
Associate Justices:
McLean
Wayne
Catron
Daniel
Nelson
Grier
Curtis
Campbell