PSCI 3322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Missouri Compromise, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship
17 Oct 2016
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Politics of dred scott on the court: unpublished decision by nelson. Nelson writes that they"re not going to hear the case because dred scott doesn"t have standing. Dred scott is in missouri, a slave, had been in a free state and a free territory before being brought back to missouri. His owner who he is suing, sanford, is in new york for his freedom. He is saying i resided in free territory, in part of the louisiana purchase above the 36 degrees, 30 minutes except for missouri that is free territory, missouri compromise, balancing the power of free and slave states. Diversity of citizenship, there is a federal case. The state of missouri does not give states citizenship: revolt by justices mclean and curtis. They tell ta(cid:374)ey they do(cid:374)"t a(cid:272)(cid:272)ept this reaso(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. They think dred scott is a citizen and that he should be free because he lived beyond 36 degrees of missouri. They write an opinion dissenting nelson"s opinion.
