| − | '''John Catron''' (January 7, 1786 – May 30, 1865) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. A supporter of state rights, Catron nevertheless did not support secession, and left his native [[Tennessee]] because of his opposition to the [[Confederacy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oyez.org/justices/john_catron|work=Oyez|publisher=Chicago-Kent School of Law|format=HTML|language=English|title=John Catron}}</ref> He did, however, support [[slavery]], and voted with the majority of the Court in [[Dred Scott v. Sanford]].<ref name="jrank">{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/5063/Catron-John.html|title=John Catron|format=HTML|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> During the [[Civil War]], Catron broadly interpreted the government's war powers.<ref name="jrank"/> | + | '''John Catron''' (January 7, 1786 – May 30, 1865) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. A supporter of state rights, Catron nevertheless did not support secession, and left his native [[Tennessee]] because of his opposition to the [[Confederacy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oyez.org/justices/john_catron|work=Oyez|publisher=Chicago-Kent School of Law|language=English|title=John Catron}}</ref> He did, however, support [[slavery]], and voted with the majority of the Court in [[Dred Scott v. Sanford]].<ref name="jrank">{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/5063/Catron-John.html|title=John Catron|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> During the [[Civil War]], Catron broadly interpreted the government's war powers.<ref name="jrank"/> |