Civil Rights Cases of 1883

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
gptkbp:case_types constitutional law
109 U. S. 3
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:historical_debate equality vs. freedom of association
gptkbp:historical_significance reflected societal attitudes towards race
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Cases of 1883
gptkbp:impact set precedent for future civil rights legislation
led to Jim Crow laws
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkbp:is_cited_in subsequent Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_countered_by subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:is_involved_in African American plaintiffs
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_William_B._Woods
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
gptkb:Justice_William_R._Day
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
gptkb:Justice_Joseph_P._Bradley
gptkb:Justice_Edward_D._White
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
gptkb:Justice_Melville_W._Fuller
gptkb:Justice_David_J._Brewer
gptkbp:judicial_review examined constitutionality of civil rights laws
gptkbp:legacy long-term impact on civil rights law
gptkbp:legal_issue federal vs. state rights
post-Reconstruction America
private discrimination not covered by 14th Amendment
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:outcome 5-4 ruling
struck down Civil Rights Act of 1875
invalidated federal enforcement of civil rights in private businesses
gptkbp:precedent discrimination cases
limited scope of federal civil rights protections
gptkbp:public_perception controversial decision
Justice Bradley's majority opinion
Justice Harlan's dissent
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis examined in legal studies
gptkbp:significance limited federal power to regulate private discrimination
highlighted limitations of the 14th Amendment
gptkbp:year 1883