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Taney

American  
[taw-nee] / ˈtɔ ni /

noun

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


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“Slaveholders were eager to get that case before Taney, because that would have nationalized slavery,” Waite said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

In that case, Justice Taney reached two major rulings.

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

They first rejected Jackson's nominations for bank directors, and then refused to confirm Taney himself.

From Thomas Hart Benton by Roosevelt, Theodore