Dred Scott was an enslaved African-American that sue his master to get his freedom and the freedom of his family arguing he had been taken from Missouri that was a territory in which slavery was legal to the Missouri territory which was a territory in which slavery had been banned and where Scott had lived for four years. However, the Supreme Court decided Dred Scott could legally get his freedom because he was a slave and not a citizen and therefore could not sue or be protected by law. Thus, the Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott did not have a right to sue for his freedom because he was a slave.
In the House, the majority party does all of the following except "A. select the minority party leader," since this task is left to the minority party unless something prevents them from doing so.
Most likely if you tell someone that you like them that won't really make a difference. That is why most people hide it, because they know they might/ most likely ruin their chances.