Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S. 3 (1883)
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Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Analyzed the limits of federal power.
Relevant to discussions on civil liberties. |
| gptkbp:case_consolidation |
Consolidated multiple civil rights cases.
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| gptkbp:case_historical_impact |
Historical impact on civil rights law.
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| gptkbp:case_judicial_legacy |
Legacy in civil rights jurisprudence.
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| gptkbp:case_judicial_philosophy |
Judicial philosophy of the late 19th century.
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| gptkbp:case_number |
Consolidation of multiple cases
No. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
5-4 ruling
Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional Influenced civil rights discourse. Reinforced segregation laws. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Significant for understanding civil rights history.
Marked a setback for civil rights in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
Civil rights law |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Limited the scope of the 14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Morrison_Waite
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
October 15, 1883 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
Justice Harlan's dissent argued for broader civil rights protections. |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Era of Jim Crow laws
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Set back civil rights protections for decades
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S. 3 (1883)
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Limited federal power to regulate private discrimination |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
109 U. S. 3
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| gptkbp:judged_by |
Judgment against federal civil rights enforcement.
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| gptkbp:judicial_legacy |
Highlighted the limitations of federal civil rights enforcement.
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| gptkbp:judicial_outcome_significance |
Significant for civil rights law.
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| gptkbp:judicial_philosophy_impact |
Impact on judicial philosophy regarding civil rights.
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Judicial review of civil rights legislation.
Judicial interpretation of the 14th Amendment Limited federal jurisdiction over private acts. Scope of judicial review in civil rights. |
| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Post-Reconstruction_America
Context of post-Civil War America. |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Judicial restraint
Influenced future civil rights litigation Impact on future civil rights cases. Narrow interpretation of civil rights. Judicial decision against civil rights enforcement. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Private discrimination not covered by the 14th Amendment
Debate over the 14th Amendment's reach. Debate on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment. |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Invalidated federal enforcement of civil rights in private businesses
Delayed civil rights advancements. Outcome affected civil rights legislation. |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
State action doctrine
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| gptkbp:modern_relevance |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Unconstitutional ruling on private discrimination
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
Subsequent civil rights legislation Set a precedent for future cases. Precedent for future civil rights litigation. |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Joseph_P._Bradley
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
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| gptkbp:significance |
Struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_cases_of_1883
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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