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Quotation from Dred Scott v. Sandford by Supreme Court of the United States
“And an act of Congress which deprives a citizen of the United States of his liberty or property, merely because he came himself or brought his property into a particular Territory of the United States, and who had committed no offence against the laws, could hardly be dignified with the name of due process of law.”
Dred Scott v. Sandford, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Taney applies the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause to Congress's power over the territories.
Citation: "And an act of Congress which deprives a citizen of the United States of his liberty or property, merely because he came himself or brought his property into a particular Territory of the United States, and who had committed no offence against the laws, could hardly be dignified with the name of due process of law." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dred-scott-v-sandford-q3)
Portrait: TANEY, Roger B-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait), The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain.
