Question

On the appeal of the freedman Louis Napoleon, a member of this family won the freedom of eight slaves in the 1852 “Lemmon Slave Case.” This family included William, the conservative abolitionist author of Condition of the Free People of Color, and his father, who founded the African Free School as the first president of the New York Manumission Society. A member of this family signed the 1799 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery as Governor of New York and outraged (*) Southern states with his unratified treaty with Diego de Gardoqui. A judge from (10[1])this family argued that citizens could sue a state in his majority opinion for Chisholm v. Georgia. Alexander Hamilton (-5[1])misattributed James Madison’s argument for the Three-fifths Compromise (-5[1])in Federalist 54 to a member of this family, the third author of the papers. (10[8])For 10 points, (10[2])name this family (10[1])of the (10[1])first Chief Justice. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Jay family [accept John Jay or William Jay]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%0%13%136.13

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy9410
Victor PavaoLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see113-5
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)121-5
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer13610
Sinecio MoralesCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH13610
Walter ZhangMindgoblin of Little HobbesgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet13610
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the WorldNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)13610
Rob CarsonPunished "Venom" BHSUBHSU B13610
Gareth ThorlaksonThe Empire Bikes BackWe Need New Names13610
Jaskaran SinghThe Dyatlov Passement incidentit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown13610
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREvar merchants13610
Charles HangLes Missourableswhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything13910
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone13910
Aidan MehiganFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!NJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)14210
Alexander NeroRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ALisan al-Quib14410
Emmett LaurieI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)A Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence14810
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14810