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In 2017, an apology for this man was received by his descendant Lynne M. Jackson in front of the Maryland State House. Benjamin Robbins Curtis supported this man by arguing that an article of the Constitution does not guarantee a certain “natural right.” This man and Harriet Robinson sued Irene Emerson (10[1])in St. Louis on the basis that they had lived in Wisconsin. (10[6])The Missouri Compromise was ruled (10[1])unconstitutional (10[1])in a case involving (10[1])this man whose controversial (10[1])majority opinion was delivered by Roger Taney. For 10 points, name this man who was ruled against in an 1857 Supreme Court case that prevented African-Americans from being U.S. citizens. ■END■

ANSWER: Dred Scott [accept Dred Scott v. Sandford] (Due to a clerical error, the defendant’s name was misspelled “Sandford” in the case name.)
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