Dred Scott, a slave, had been taken to Illinois, a free state, and then Wisconsin territory, where the Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery.
What are the "these" you speak of?
It confirmed public concerns about relationships between buisness and the harding administration
When the party that lost a court case asks for a higher court to review the decision, that person is using the right to "appeal," since cases can go all the way up to the Supreme Court.
