Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court.

The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before moving back to the slave ...

Many Indian families rely on birthright citizenship for their U.S.-born children to gain legal standing and, eventually, help ...

Yet, for all the familiarity of its name and of the bare fact that it bestowed judicial blessing on the institution of slavery, the full story of the Dred Scott case is not widely known ...

An online resource offers itineraries for visiting Missouri historic sites tied to Scott Joplin, Dred Scott, jazz history, ...

President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.

The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington ...

President Donald Trump’s administration says it’s appealing a Maryland federal judge’s ruling that blocks the president’s ...

Several states suing Donald Trump over his executive order ending birthright citizenship urged a judge to issue a preliminary ...

The 14th Amendment makes clear that no politician can ever decide who among those born in our country is worthy of citizenship.

Taney, of course, is the Chief Justice appointed by Andrew Jackson. Taney is best known for his opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford, and Meyerson would like to compare Dobbs with Dred Scott.

A federal judge in Boston will consider a request from 18 states to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending ...