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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:citation
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274 U.S. 200
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gptkbp:date
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1927-05-02
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gptkbp:decision
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upheld constitutionality of compulsory sterilization of the unfit
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:John_Hendren_Bell
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Pierce_Butler
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Carrie_Buck_v._John_Hendren_Bell,_Superintendent_of_State_Colony_for_Epileptics_and_Feeble_Minded
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Buck v. Bell (1927)
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gptkbp:impact
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influenced eugenics policies in the United States
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gptkbp:involvedState
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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eugenics
compulsory sterilization
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"Three generations of imbeciles are enough."
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Carrie_Buck
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gptkbp:predecessor
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state sterilization laws
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942)
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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criticism for human rights violations
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gptkbp:subsequentHistory
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never explicitly overturned
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gptkbp:votingSystem
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8-1
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:eugenics_movement
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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