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Today in Supreme Court History: September 30, 1857

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Blackman, J. (2026, September 30). Today in Supreme Court History: September 30, 1857. Reason. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/09/30/today-in-supreme-court-history-september-30-1857-7/

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On September 30, 1857, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a significant ruling in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. This decision declared that African Americans could not be citizens and ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, thereby effectively legalizing slavery across all U.S. territories. The verdict had major implications for national politics and contributed to growing tensions between slave-holding states and free states, ultimately helping to push America closer to civil war.

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