Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Bell, center, applauds after unveiling a plaque honoring Dred and Harriet Scott during a ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Frederick, Md. City officials placed the plaque about the Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery near a statue of Roger Brooke Taney, the onetime Frederick lawyer who wrote the inflammatory opinion. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Bell, center, applauds after unveiling a plaque honoring Dred and Harriet Scott during a ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Frederick, Md. City officials placed the plaque about the Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery near a statue of Roger Brooke Taney, the onetime Frederick lawyer who wrote the inflammatory opinion.