Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:legal_case
109 U. S. 3 |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Delayed civil rights advancements.
Influenced the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Morrison_Waite
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:legal_case
|
| gptkbp:doctrine |
Doctrine of separate but equal.
|
| 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.
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| 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)
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Justices Bradley, Miller, and others.
|
| 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_issue |
Judicial restraint.
Public accommodations discrimination |
| 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:notable_event |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
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| gptkbp:outcome |
5-4 decision
Civil Rights Act of 1875 was deemed unconstitutional. Influenced civil rights jurisprudence for decades. Invalidated parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 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:precedent |
Set precedent for future civil rights litigation
Set a precedent for the interpretation of the 14th Amendment. |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
gptkb:Justice_Joseph_P._Bradley Dissent argued for broader interpretation of civil rights. |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:political_movement
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875
Highlighted limitations of the 14th Amendment |