'''John McLean''' was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. McLean notably dissented from ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]''.
'''John McLean''' was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. McLean notably dissented from ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]''.
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McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning [[public domain]] in ''Wheaton v. Peters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8514/McLean-John.html|format=HTML|title=John McLean|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref>
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McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning [[public domain]] in ''Wheaton v. Peters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8514/McLean-John.html|format=HTML|title=John McLean|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> He served on the Court for 32 years.