The plaintiff [Dred Scott]... was, with his wife and children, held as slaves by the defendant [Sanford], in the State of Missouri; and he brought this action in the Circuit Court of the United ...

“A child born here of alien parentage becomes ... and stated that all people born in the US are citizens. The 1857 Dred Scott ...

A gifted slave whose name adorns the 19th century's most celebrated legal case, Dred Scott claimed that his temporary residence in a free state, Illinois, entitled him to freedom—after being ...

The Dred Scott challenge isn't a difficult but rewarding ... control the allegiance—and thus birthright citizenship—of children. I have not claimed, however, that one cannot find any evidence ...