Taney
Americannoun
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By the late 1850s, Northerners were equally fed up with the Supreme Court, which under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was seen as a rubber stamp for slaveholders’ goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
Sandford decision, Justice Taney held that if citizenship can vary based on crossing state lines, then Black people are not citizens at all.
From Slate ● May 19, 2025
That lead to a showdown with Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who said it was Congress - not the executive branch of government - that had the power to suspend the writ.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
But something was lost in the execution of “American Rot,” a flat-footed play by Kate Taney Billingsley, who is an actual descendant of the former chief justice.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
At its conclusion the customary oath was administered by the venerable Chief Justice Taney, and he was now clothed with all the powers and privileges of Chief Magistrate of the nation.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.
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