#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#ebbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct ! ,jo9t   
,committee ( ,congress on ! ,libr>y to  
remove ! bu/ ( ,rog] ,brooke ,taney 9 ! 
,old ,supreme ,c\rt ,*amb] ( ! ,capitol 
& to obta9 a bu/ ( ,?urgood ,m>%all =   
in/allation 9 ! ,capitol or on !        
,capitol ,gr\nds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,replacem5t ( bu/ ( ,rog] ,brooke      
,taney ) bu/ ( ,?urgood ,m>%all  7a7    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,:ile sitt+ 9 ! ,capitol1 ! ,supreme    
,c\rt issu$ ! infam\s ,dr$ ,scott v4    
,s&=d decision on ,m>* #f1 #aheg4       
,writt5 by ,*ief ,ju/ice ,rog] ,brooke  
,taney1 ^: bu/ sits inside ! entrance to
 ! ,old ,supreme ,c\rt ,*amb] 9 !       
,capitol1 ?is op9ion decl>$ t ,african  
,am]icans 7 n citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& c\ld n sue 9 ,f$]al c\rts4 ,?is       
decision fur!r decl>$ t ,congress did n 
h ! au?ority to prohibit slav]y 9 !     
t]ritories4  7#b7 ,*ief ,ju/ice ,rog]   
,brooke ,taney's au?or%ip ( ,dr$ ,scott 
v4 ,s&=d1 ! effects ( :i* w\ld only be  

ov]turn$ ye>s lat] by ! ratification ( !
 #ac?1 #ad?1 & #ae? ,am5dm5ts to !      
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 r5d]s a 
bu/ ( 8 lik5ess unsuitable = ! honor (  
display to ! _m visitors to ! ,capitol4 
7#c7 ,z ,fr$]ick ,d\glass said ( ?is    
decision 9 ,may #aheg1 ,?is infam\s     
decision ( ! ,slavehold+ w+ ( ! ,supreme
 ,c\rt ma9ta9s t slaves are )9 !        
contemplation ( ! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 prop]ty2 t slaves are    
prop]ty 9 ! same s5se t horses1 %eep1 & 
sw9e are prop]ty2 t ! old doctr9e t     
slav]y is a creature ( local law is     
false2 t ! "r ( ! slavehold] to 8 slave 
does n dep5d ^u ! local law1 b is secur$
 :]ev] ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
ext5ds2 t ,congress has no "r to        
prohibit slav]y any:]e2 t slav]y may g 9
 safety any:]e "u ! />-spangl$ bann]2 t 
color$ p]sons ( ,african desc5t h no    
rights t :ite m5 are b\nd to respect2 t 
color$ m5 ( ,african desc5t are n & _c  
be citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates44  7#d7    
,:ile ! removal ( ,*ief ,ju/ice ,rog]   

,brooke ,taney's bu/ f ! ,capitol does n
 relieve ! ,congress ( ! hi/orical      
wrongs x committ$ to protect !          
in/itution ( slav]y1 x expresses        
,congress's recognition ( "o ( ! mo/    
notori\s wrongs to h ev] tak5 place 9 "o
 ( its rooms1 t ( ,*ief ,ju/ice ,rog]   
,brooke ,taney's ,dr$ ,scott v4 ,s&=d   
decision4  7b7 ,removal ( bu/ ( ,rog]   
,brooke ,taney ,n lat] ?an #de days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,jo9t  
,committee ( ,congress on ! ,libr>y     
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,jo9t         
,committee7 %all remove f public display
 ! bu/ ( ,rog] ,brooke ,taney 9 ! ,old  
,supreme ,c\rt ,*amb] ( ! ,capitol & !  
pl9? ^u :i* ! bu/ is plac$4 ,! bu/ &    
pl9? %all rema9 9 ! cu/ody ( ! ,s5ate   
,curator4  7c7 ,bu/ ( ,?urgood ,m>%all  
7#a7 ,obta9+ bu/ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,jo9t ,committee %all ent] into an      
agreem5t to obta9 a bu/ ( ,?urgood      
,m>%all1 "u su* t]ms & conditions z !   
,jo9t ,committee consid]s appropriate & 

consi/5t ) applicable law4  7#b7        
,placem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,ar*itect ( 
! ,capitol1 "u ! direction ( ! ,jo9t    
,committee1 %all p]man5tly in/all ! bu/ 
obta9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 a prom95t     
location 9 ! ,capitol or on ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,capitol ,gr\nds1 z describ$ 9   
section #eajb ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7,b7 ,priority = location ,9   
det]m9+ ! location = ! p]man5t          
in/allation ( ! bu/ obta9$ "u p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,jo9t ,committee %all give      
priority to id5tify+ an appropriate     
location ne> ! ,old ,supreme ,c\rt      
,*amb] ( ! ,capitol4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate   
,decemb] #h1 #bjbb4,secret>y