This was a reference to the Dred Scott case then pending.

这是对当时悬而未决的 Dred Scott 案的参考。

She told amazing stories about Ruth  Bader Ginsberg, about the Dred Scott decision, all sorts of wonderful reporting.

她讲述了关于露丝·巴德·金斯伯格的精彩故事，关于德雷德·斯科特的决定，以及各种精彩的报道。

This did not happen. The Dred Scott decision did not calm the storm that divided the nation. Instead, it increased its fury.

但情况并非如此。德雷德·斯科特的裁决并没有平息分裂国家的风暴。相反，它使人民更加愤怒。

So Buchanan wrote to Grier. He told him that a strong decision in the Dred Scott case might do much to bring peace to the country.

于是，布坎南就给格里尔写信。他说德雷德·斯科特案件做出的强有力决定可能会为国家带来和平。

This generous interpretation of the powers of Congress stood for nearly forty years, until repudiated by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case.

这种对国会权力的慷慨解释存在了将近四十年，直到最高法院在德雷德·斯科特案中予以驳回。

In the midst of the acrimonious dispute over the Dred Scott decision, came one of the worst business panics which ever afflicted the country.

在围绕德雷德·斯科特 (Dred Scott) 案的决定展开的激烈争论中，出现了曾困扰该国的最严重的商业恐慌之一。

James Buchanan was sworn-in as president at the time of the Dred Scott case. Buchanan believed the Supreme Court's decision would put an end to the dispute over slavery.

詹姆斯·布坎南在德雷德·斯科特一案发生时宣誓就任总统。布坎南认为，最高法院的裁决将结束有关奴隶制的争论。

This answer to Lincoln's query alienated many Southern Democrats who believed that the Dred Scott decision settled the question of slavery in the territories for all time.

这个对林肯问题的回答疏远了许多南方民主党人，他们认为德雷德斯科特的决定永远解决了该地区的奴隶制问题。

One southern member of the Supreme Court was James Catron, a good friend of James Buchanan. Buchanan had written to him asking when the court would act on the Dred Scott case.

最高法院的一名南方成员是詹姆斯·凯乔，他是詹姆斯·布坎南的好朋友。布坎南写信给他，询问法院何时处理德雷德·斯科特的案件。