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| 1842-Penn Goes against Fedral Fugitive Slave Law and tries to ban it in its state |
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| 1857-Sued for freedom because of Missouri compromise. North of 36 30. Roger B Taney was a new Chief Justice. Goes to Supreme court for two states. Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. Dr. John Emerson was the man who owned Scott. Died and Scott was sent to Sanford a bro in law. Republicans mad. Led to strong antislaveryites. All six justices agreed Scott was not a citizen. |
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| 1859-Booth helped a slave escape. Arrested by federal gov. Wisconsin issued writ of habeas corpus to release him. Taney said that state courts can't interfere with federal courts. |
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| 1861-Not a court case. Baltimore mob attacked union soldiers. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and declared marshall law. Merryman arrested. Taney ordered habeas corpus. Denied by Lincoln. Taney wrote the prez and criticized him. |
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| 1863-Lincoln declared a blockade on southern ports in '61 before congress could react to succession. Ship owners sued to recover property. Supreme court upheld the blockade from the day it was made. |
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| 1866(constitutional right during war)-Milligan arrested for actions supporting South. From Indiana. Tried, convicted, sentenced to death by military court. Milligan appealed to supreme court. Said fedral courts should be used if available. |
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| 1867 (separation of powers)-Attempt by mississippi to make to the president stop enforcing reconstruction acts on the grounds that the acts were unconsitutional. Supreme court said it had no power to stop the president from carrying out an act of congress. |
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| 1869 (nature of the union)- dealt witht the legality of the sale of federal bonds after texas left the union. Hinged on question of succesion. Court said succesion was constitutionally impossible. Admission into the union is final. It cannot be dissolved. |
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| 1849-Rhode Island. Original charter government still in operation. Limited right to vote. Popular convention formed to write new constitution. Elections were held but the original government remained in power. Dorr rebellion was crushed. Luther, a Dorr suporter, arrested by state militia man Borden. Luther's house was illegally trespassed. Supreme court ruled in favor of Borden. |
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| 1896-criminal offense in Lousiana for colored people to ride in same train compartment as white people. Plessy was 7/8ths white. Imprisoned for sitting in the white compartment. Supreme court favored the state saying it was a social problem, not an equality problem. |
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