Justice Roger Brooke Taney ruled that Congress had erred in the Missouri Compromise because that body

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In the Dred Scott decision, Taney ruled that Congress had overstepped its bounds by banning slavery in the territory and thereby infringing on the property rights of southerners. He argued that the Constitution protected the right to own property, including slaves, and that Congress had no authority to deprive individuals of that right.

Justice Roger Brooke Taney Ruled That Congress Had Erred in the Missouri