Dred Scott v. Sandford

60 U.S. 393Decided March 18, 1857

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Provisions

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Amendment XIV, Section 1suggested link
Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays Amdt14.S1.1, Amdt14.S1.1.1, Amdt14.S1.6.2.1, pp. 2065, 2147.
Amendment IIsuggested link
Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays Amdt2.3, pp. 1583, 1584.
Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1suggested link
Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays ArtIV.S2.C1.3, ArtIV.S2.C1.5, ArtIV.S2.C1.6, pp. 1207, 1209, 1210.

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