But that decision was 20 years later - 1857 (and the Dred Scot holding found 
nothing wrong with the 1820 Missouri Compromise's permitting Missouri to be 
a slave state; it was the forbidding slavery in other territory that Taney 
held unconstitutional).
The irony is that Taney himself was opposed to slavery and took steps to 
free his slaves.  But his deep-seated prejudice against Africans and 
African-Americans no doubt influenced an unnecessary, overreaching decision 
that casts a huge shadow on a judge who was in most respects a worthy 
successor to the great Chief Justice Marshall.
                        Robert

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Subject: Re: Quick Question re: Taney County MO


Maybe because of his stand on federal involvement in slavery?  The Dred Scot 
(which he wrote) decision said the fed gov involvement in slavery was 
limited. I think this decision or some other decision of his was important 
in saying the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional allowing Missouri or 
parts of it to be a slave state. That is about as far as my history memory 
goes here!

Nancy White
Central Michigan University

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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk on behalf of Terence 
Lau
Sent: Fri 3/2/2007 11:22 AM
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Subject: Quick Question re: Taney County MO



Colleagues,

Would anyone happen to know why Taney County, MO, was named for CJ Roger B.
Taney in 1837, one year after his appointment?  I'm doing some research
into Taney, and as far as I can tell he didn't stray far from his native
Maryland.

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Terence Lau
Assistant Professor, Business Law
Management and Marketing Department
University of Dayton
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