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The Dred Scott decision was widely criticized in its day as racist and poorly reasoned. What was the fallout for the Supreme Court? Did the court or its justices lose any legitimacy? Were any justices criticized for causing the Civil War?

by /u/MisterBadIdea2 in /r/AskHistorians

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