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Subject Of An 1857 Supreme Court Decision Crossword Clue

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• United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)

39%13 When a decision made by a court is replaced by a higher court's decision
noun

• act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

37%5 Dred __ Decision (event of March 6, 1857)
noun

• award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

• English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)

• United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)

• British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)

• United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)

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