Most Federal and State Court Decisions Are Not Published

question 16

True/False

Most federal and state court decisions are not published.

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Definitions:

Dred Scott v. Sandford

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 which held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.

Supreme Court Decision

A ruling made by the Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in a country, often setting a legal precedent.

Fourteenth Amendment

was adopted in 1868 as one of the Reconstruction Amendments, granting citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated.

United States Citizenship

The status of being a recognized member of the United States, entitled to rights and subject to obligations under the Constitution and laws.