Confederate States Supreme Court
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:military_officer
|
| gptkbp:advocates_for |
lower Confederate courts
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
binding on lower courts
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1865
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| gptkbp:established |
1861
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| gptkbp:function |
gptkb:Judicial_review
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| gptkbp:has_authority_over |
gptkb:Confederate_Constitution
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Secession_of_Southern_states
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| gptkbp:historical_role |
Judicial authority in Confederacy
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Confederate legal history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Confederate States Supreme Court
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Southern legal traditions
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkb:3 gptkb:Judah_P._Benjamin |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of laws
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:military_officer
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Confederate judicial system
Confederate law |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:State_of_Texas_v._White
gptkb:Ex_parte_Milligan |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Thomas_J._Semmes
gptkb:Robert_B._Rhett gptkb:John_A._Campbell |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
end of the Civil War
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| gptkbp:operates_under |
Civil War era
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| gptkbp:outcome |
analyzed state vs. federal authority
addressed civil liberties issues addressed issues of slavery considered issues of secession dealt with military law examined property rights during war examined wartime governance influenced Confederate policy influenced post-war Southern politics influenced post-war legal interpretations interpreted Confederate Constitution interpreted Confederate treaties overturned lower court rulings reflected wartime priorities resolved disputes between states shaped Southern legal thought shaped future legal frameworks in South upheld Confederate laws |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Confederate legal decisions
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Confederate_Congress Confederate government |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
Federal courts after Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:successor |
Reconstruction-era courts
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