In Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) , the Supreme Court ruled that
A) state laws protecting runaway slaves were superseded by federal laws and slaveholders' property rights.
B) state courts must decide whether runaway slaves must be returned to slaveholders.
C) state laws protecting runaway slaves superseded federal laws and slaveholders' property rights.
D) federal courts must decide whether runaway slaves must be returned to slaveholders.
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