Prigg V. Pennsylvania
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| Date decided | 1842 |
|---|---|
| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Majority | Story |
| Date argued | 1842 |
| Concurrence | Taney |
| Thompson | |
| Wayne | |
| Daniel | |
| McLean | |
| Prior | Supreme Court |
| Pennsylvania | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 963165 |
About Prigg V. Pennsylvania
Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U. S. 539, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the federal Fugitive Slave Act precluded a Pennsylvania state law that prohibited blacks from being taken out of the free state of Pennsylvania into slavery.
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