Prigg v. Pennsylvania, a 1842 Supreme Court ruling, continues to be cited in 274 other cases, showing the lasting impact of legal principles related to the ownership of other humans, despite the abolition of slavery in 1865.
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania, a 1842 Supreme Court ruling, continues to be cited in 274 other cases, showing the lasting impact of legal principles related to the ownership of other humans, despite the abolition of slavery in 1865.