Opinion: In effect, the U.S. Supreme Court has opened a "Pandora's box." Just like the Supreme Court did in deciding the fate ...

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 name Dred Scott is synonymous with the struggle for freedom. Now, 165 years after the Supreme Court case that bears his name, Scott’s gravesite is a memorial befitting that legacy. NewsHour ...

An image of Dred Scott, who sued for freedom. The Supreme Court denied his request in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which was decided on March 6, 1857. In his Oct. 2 Outlook essay, "Great résumés don ...

Dred Scott died nine months later, on Sept. 17, 1858, as a free man. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which formally and legally abolished slavery, was proposed on Jan. 31, 1865.

The discussion of Dred Scott also prompted Anastasia Boden and Elizabeth Slattery at the "Dissed" podcast to produce an excellent episode on the case, "Your Obedient Servant, B.R. Curtis." ...

Dred Scott, an enslaved man who lost his bid for freedom, will be honored with a new memorial monument at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis on Saturday. In 1846, Scott and his wife, Harriet, filed their ...

The US Supreme Court building stands in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2022. - The Supreme Court begins their new term today, and is expected to hear cases addressing a number of issues, including ...

It’s true that Dred Scott mirrors our current moment in several ways. During the lead-up to that decision, members of the press published leaks about the justices’ negotiations over the outcome.

Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, circa 1857. Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images My former home of St. Louis boasts, as one of its historical gems, the Old Courthouse.