Jones v. Van Zandt
1847 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jones v. Van Zandt, 46 U.S. (5 How.) 215 (1847), was a landmark US Supreme Court decision involving the constitutionality of slavery that was a predecessor of Dred Scott v. Sandford. The Supreme Court was then led by Chief Justice Roger Taney, who owned slaves and wrote the Dred Scott decision but not Jones. The Court unanimously reached the decision that the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was constitutional and that the institution of slavery remained a matter for individual states to decide.[1]
Quick Facts Jones v. Van Zandt, Decided March 5, 1847 ...
Jones v. Van Zandt | |
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Decided March 5, 1847 | |
Full case name | Wharton Jones v. John Van Zandt |
Citations | 46 U.S. 215 (more) |
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Majority | Woodbury, joined by unanimous |
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