Which court case is Taney infamously known for?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Answer
Dred Scott v. Sandford, the infamous court case Taney is known for, ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, could not be citizens and lacked the right to sue in federal court. This landmark 1857 decision deepened the divide between the North and the South, exacerbating tensions that ultimately led to the American Civil War.
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