In his opinion, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wrote that black people were not citizens and derived no rights from the Constitution, and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional for infringing upon slave owners' "property" rights.
ɪn hɪz əpˈɪniən, suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs ɹˈɑːdʒɚ bˈiː. tˈeɪni ɹˈoʊt ðæt blˈæk pˈiːpəl wɜː nˌɑːt sˈɪɾɪzənz ænd dᵻɹˈaɪvd nˈoʊ ɹˈaɪts fɹʌmðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, ænd ðætðə mɪzˈʊɹɹi kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz wʌz ʌŋkˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl fɔːɹ ɪnfɹˈɪndʒɪŋ əpˌɑːn slˈeɪv ˈoʊnɚz "pɹˈɑːpɚɾi" ɹˈaɪts.