Chae Chan Ping v. United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chae_Chan_Ping_v._United_States
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs The Chinese Exclusion Case
gptkbp:citation 130 U.S. 581
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date May 13, 1889
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:heldBy Congress has plenary power over immigration
The federal government may exclude non-citizens from entering the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chae Chan Ping v. United States
gptkbp:impact set precedent for plenary power doctrine
upheld federal authority to restrict immigration
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
immigration law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:opinionBy gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
gptkbp:petitioner Chae Chan Ping
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1882
Scott Act of 1888
gptkbp:response gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:subject exclusion of Chinese laborers
gptkbp:unanimousDecision yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Immigration_law_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7