Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: slavery, secession, and the president's war powers

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The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency.

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