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 ...

The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) has cited the infamous 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, which stated that enslaved people weren’t citizens, to argue that Vice ...

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

Today is Thursday, March 6, the 65th day of 2025. There are 300 days left in the year.

Sen. Josh Hawley is challenging Democrats to think about whether federal judges always get it right as he seeks to push back on attacks that President Trump is undermining the “rule of law.” ...

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 ...