Taney

[ taw-nee ]

/ ˈtɔ ni /

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noun

Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.

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The fact that Taney’s legacy was so fiercely debated mere months after his death has mostly been forgotten.
The statue of Chief Justice Taney never belonged in the Capitol|Corey Brooks|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
In fact, erecting the statue of Taney was so controversial that the Senate initially failed to appropriate money for the bust, thanks to many of the same arguments about slavery, racism and historical memory that we are rehashing 156 years later.
The statue of Chief Justice Taney never belonged in the Capitol|Corey Brooks|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
Yet, removing the Taney bust is not a sign, as McCarthy implies, that we have reached an endpoint of colorblind harmony, equity and historical consensus.
The statue of Chief Justice Taney never belonged in the Capitol|Corey Brooks|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
The vote on Taney’s bust foreshadowed the collapse of Reconstruction governments across the South by 1877, as the federal government declined to intervene in their defense.
The statue of Chief Justice Taney never belonged in the Capitol|Corey Brooks|July 1, 2021|Washington Post

Taney’s opinion was not only inflammatory but based on bad history.
The enslaved families who went to court to win their freedom|Alison LaCroix|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was a passionate advocate of slavery, as were four of the other seven justices.
The South Has Indeed Risen Again and It’s Called the Tea Party|Jack Schwartz|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The opinion of the court, adverse to the complainants, was delivered by Chief Justice Taney.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster
Taney, I've got information against you, and you've got to listen.
Makers of Madness|Hermann Hagedorn
Enough for Taney, that it was the will of his imperious master, 'the pugnacious animal,' as Gallatin aptly termed him.
Albert Gallatin|John Austin Stevens
Judge Taney thereupon issued an attachment against General Cadwalader for disobedience to the high writ of the court.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull|Horace White
Judge Taney once judicially settled the status of the African race.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884|Various