Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom ... The decision of the court was read in March of 1857. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney -- a staunch supporter of slavery -- wrote the "majority ...

In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court ... The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in the free state of Illinois and the free ...

FOX 2 continues its honoring of the Black History Series, reflecting on the stories of those who shaped the nation’s history. Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, is working to ...

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to prop up a January executive order ending birthright citizenship in the ...

For years, enslaved Dred Scott and his family fought for their freedom ... That is, until the Supreme Court's ruling in 1857: Black people were not citizens so they had no right to file lawsuits ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 6, the 65th day of 2025. There are 300 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford ...

Dred and Harriet Scott filed freedom suits in the Old St. Louis Courthouse, fighting to break the chains of slavery. But after an 11-year legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1857 that ...