Yes, indeed. If you go back to reply #25 on this thread you can read about the oral arguments in said case that lasted for 4 days. I don't know, though. Considering the southern tilt to the Taney court, the fix may be in.
Well, this slavery thing is certainly an issue that is tearing the country apart. But I’m not afraid of a Civil War or anything. We Americans don’t go to war over our differences, we go to Court. I believe that Chief Justice Taney wants to render a decision that will settle the slavery question once and for all.