Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Analyzed loyalty oaths' legality
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| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._1
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Justice_William_Strong
Unconstitutional ruling Majority opinion favored individual rights Reinforced civil liberties |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Set a precedent for civil liberties
|
| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil Rights case
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Strengthened First Amendment protections
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Salmon_P._Chase Justices of the Supreme Court |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1867-01-01 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
Concern over state authority |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1867-01-01
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Civil War America
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Highlighted tensions in Reconstruction policies
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cummings v. Missouri
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Post-Civil War legislation |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Civil War aftermath
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Cummings
gptkb:State_of_Missouri |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
71 U. S. (4 Wall.) 277
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Judicial review of state laws
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Constitutionality of a loyalty oath
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Struck down the loyalty oath requirement
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
First Amendment rights
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Cummings' attorney
State of Missouri's attorney |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Loyalty Oath laws
|
| gptkbp:material |
Cummings challenged the law in court
Cummings refused to sign the oath Cummings was a schoolteacher The case was part of broader Reconstruction debates. Missouri required loyalty oaths for public employees |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Ruling in favor of Cummings
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced future First Amendment cases
Subsequent cases regarding loyalty oaths |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Texas_v._White
gptkb:Ex_parte_Milligan |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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| gptkbp:significance |
Impact on civil rights and Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:sound |
1866-12-10
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ex_parte_Garland
gptkb:Homer_S._Cummings |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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