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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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February 1821
March 1821
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gptkbp:citation
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19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) 264
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gptkbp:date
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1821
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Virginia
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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No. 43
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Cohens_v._Virginia
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gptkbp:heldBy
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U.S. Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review state criminal proceedings
Federal courts can review state court decisions in criminal law matters when constitutional rights are at issue
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cohens v. Virginia
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:John_Marshall
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gptkbp:partOf
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Marshall Court decisions
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Mendes_Cohen
gptkb:Philip_Cohen
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gptkbp:predecessor
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federal judicial power over state courts
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Article_III_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Supremacy_Clause
judicial review
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gptkbp:significance
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affirmed Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction over state court cases involving federal law
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gptkbp:subject
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lottery ticket sales
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Marshall
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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