"An Act of Congress which deprives a person…of his liberty or property merely because he came himself or brought his property into a particular Territory…could hardly be dignified with the name of due process of law." This statement is from the

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This statement is from the Dred Scott decision, a landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. The decision also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, arguing that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. This quote reflects the Court's view on the limitations of Congress's power over personal liberty and property in the territories.

"An Act of Congress Which Deprives a Person…of His Liberty