Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional law
59 U. S. 506 |
| gptkbp:consequences |
strengthened federal enforcement of slave laws
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1859 |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
March 7, 1859
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
slavery in the United States
slavery and states' rights tensions. |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
prelude to the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
contributed to sectional conflict
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
highlighted conflicts over states' rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ableman v. Booth
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| gptkbp:impact |
abolitionist movement
increased tensions between North and South |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:State_of_Wisconsin
gptkb:Sherman_Booth |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
federal law vs. state law
federal law upheld federal government over states |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
federal courts
pre-Civil War America fugitive slave law supremacy clause Booth's case dismissed federal enforcement of slave capture fugitive slave laws' constitutionality |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
attorney for Booth
attorney for Wisconsin |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:material |
Booth aided a fugitive slave
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
unanimous decision affirmed lower court ruling Chief Justice Roger B. Taney upheld federal law increased abolitionist activism Booth was convicted Booth's appeal denied Booth's conviction upheld Booth's imprisonment examined state vs. federal authority furthered national debate on slavery upheld the Fugitive Slave Act |
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent civil rights cases
federal supremacy over state laws influenced future cases on federalism |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Benjamin_R._Curtis
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
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| gptkbp:significance |
established federal authority over state laws
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