Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_number |
109 U. S. 3
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Civil Rights Act of 1875 was deemed unconstitutional.
Influenced civil rights jurisprudence for decades. Majority opinion emphasized states' rights. Declared the 14th Amendment did not give Congress the power to regulate private acts of discrimination. Ruling against federal intervention in private discrimination. |
| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Influenced the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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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
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| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
Dissent argued for broader interpretation of civil rights. |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
Doctrine of separate but equal.
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
1883
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Post-Reconstruction_America
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Marked a setback for civil rights in the U. S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights Cases (1883)
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Limited federal enforcement of civil rights
Led to the establishment of Jim Crow laws |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
109 U. S. 3 (1883)
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| gptkbp:judges |
Justices Bradley, Miller, and others.
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Justice_Harlan
Reviewed the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Judicial restraint.
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Public accommodations discrimination
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Invalidated parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1875
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Critiqued for its narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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| gptkbp:outcome |
5-4 decision
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Set precedent for future civil rights litigation
Set a precedent for the interpretation of the 14th Amendment. |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Joseph_P._Bradley
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:significance |
Struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875
Highlighted limitations of the 14th Amendment |
| gptkbp:subsequent_legal_effects |
Delayed civil rights advancements.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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