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Benjamin Robbins Curtis war ein amerikanischer Jurist und Richter am Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten. Er gab im Fall Dred Scott v. Sandford ein Sondervotum ab und trat aus Protest gegen das von ihm moralisch abgelehnte Urteil der Mehrheit unter Roger B. Taney vom Amt zurück.
Benjamin Robbins Curtis (November 4, 1809 – September 15, 1874) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1851 to 1857. Curtis was the first and only Whig justice of the Supreme Court, and he was the first Supreme Court justice to have a formal law degree.
Benjamin Robbins Curtis is best known for his service during what was arguably the Supreme Court’s darkest time, and his abrupt and dramatic exit from the Court. Curtis was born in Watertown, Massachusetts on November 4, 1809. Five years later, his father, who worked as a ship captain, died and left his widow to care for their two children.
views 1,437,505 updated. CURTIS, BENJAMIN R. (1809–1874) Benjamin Robbins Curtis of Massachusetts generally rates high marks for his six-year tenure on the Supreme Court. His bold dissent in dred scott v. sandford (1857), followed by his dramatic resignation, largely accounts for his reputation.
In full: Benjamin Robbins Curtis. Born: November 4, 1809, Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S. Died: September15, 1874, Newport, Rhode Island (aged 64) Title / Office: supreme court (1851-1857), United States. Supreme Court of the United States (1851-1857), United States. (Show more) Role In: Dred Scott decision.
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29. Mai 2018 · Benjamin Robbins Curtis served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1851 to 1857. A native of Massachusetts, Curtis wrote a famous dissent in dred scott v. sandford, 60 U.S. 393, 15 L. Ed. 691 (1857), a case that upheld the legitimacy of slavery and denied free African Americans U.S. citizenship.
Benjamin Robbins Curtis war ein amerikanischer Jurist und Richter am Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten. Er gab im Fall Dred Scott v. Sandford ein Sondervotum ab und trat aus Protest gegen das von ihm moralisch abgelehnte Urteil der Mehrheit unter Roger B. Taney vom Amt zurück.
