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dr. john emerson. after dr. emerson died, mr.cott tried unsuccessfully to win freedom for himself and his family because he argued they had lived in illinois and the wisconsin territory for four years. where slavery was illegal. we'll look back at the scott versus sandford case which was decided by the supreme court in 1857. that's live next monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span3. you can learn more about the landmark cases series which explores the human stories and constitutional dramas0÷mq behi some of the supreme court's most significant decisions. go to c-span.org/landmark cases and from the website, find c-span's "landmark cases" book with highlights, background and legal impact of each case written by tony mauro and published by c-span with cq press. "landmark cases" is available $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> coming up next, more on the supreme court with the group of law attorneys discussing some of the upcoming cases that will be heard in the new term. that's followed by a look at how l

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. >> so john sandford is mrs. emerson's brother. dr. emerson is deceased. mrs. emerson is tiring of the litigation. he transfers title. the record is fairly clear she transfers title although -- >> i think it's a little less than clear. >> it's somewhat clear she transfers title to her brother. john sandford is in new york. he is a businessman and has ties to st. louis. one of the ties incidentally was by marriage. his earlier wife who is now deceased was a daughter of pierre chateau, the largest slave owner in the city of st. louis. that's one of the reasons that might explain why the litigation persisted under sandford's name for so long. he was protecting his family's interest as well as his own by ensuring the longevity of slavery. >> you'll see when we have the picture of sandford on screen. it was recorded incorrectly and throughout history in the supreme court records it is scott v sanford misspelled in the case. that's a historical side note that is interesting. so who argued for sandford? >> so before the u.s. supreme court, we have reverend johnson who

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