Sean Mulligan
Banned
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When the US Supreme Court ruled in Lemmon v. New York, that states had no power to abolish slavery within their borders or emancipate slaves in transport, that was the straw that broke the camel's back, and began the process that led to all of the free states seceding from the United States and forming a new federal republic.
ooc: Did the Lemmon v. New York decision take place after Lincoln left office? In otl Lincoln appointed five justices, including one Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. Even with a southern controlled senate Lincoln will almost certainly change the balance in the Supreme Court enough to make the above Lemmon v. New York possible.
