The Supreme Court, of the federal United states, decides Prigg v. Pennsylvania: slave owners have the right—via the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793—to recover their slaves who have taken refuge in free States, but those States are not obligated to assist them.
[restored 1/15/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article IV, Section 2 [Clause 3]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 119.
Current U.s. National Debt:
