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The Clue

Chief justice in the Dred Scott case (5 letter answer)

The Answer

TANEY

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Notes

The answer TANEY is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.

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Definition

TANEY as a noun:

1. (Taney, Roger Taney, Roger Brooke Taney) = United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)