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Today in Supreme Court History: November 28, 1872
11/28/1872: Justice Samuel Nelson resigns.

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He wrote the original “hands-off” opinion in the Dred Scott case, based on narrow procedural grounds. The aged Taney for reasons that are still a mystery then decided to write the wide ranging holding which was such an immediate disaster.
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