Fong Yue Ting v. United States
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Fong Yue Ting v. United States is an 1893 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld broad federal authority over immigration, affirming the government's power to deport non-citizens without full constitutional protections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fong Yue Ting v. United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8355932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fong Yue Ting v. United States Context triple: [Geary Act, relatedCase, Fong Yue Ting v. United States]
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Yasui v. United States
Yasui v. United States was a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime conviction of Minoru Yasui for violating a military-imposed curfew on Japanese Americans, thereby affirming the government’s authority to restrict their civil liberties during World War II.
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins
Yick Wo v. Hopkins is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially discriminatory enforcement of a facially neutral law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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United States v. Kagama
United States v. Kagama is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority over crimes committed by Native Americans on reservations, reinforcing congressional power in Indian affairs.
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D.
Ex parte Siebold
Ex parte Siebold is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal authority to regulate and enforce laws governing federal elections, affirming broad congressional power over the electoral process.
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E.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fong Yue Ting v. United States Target entity description: Fong Yue Ting v. United States is an 1893 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld broad federal authority over immigration, affirming the government's power to deport non-citizens without full constitutional protections.
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A.
Yasui v. United States
Yasui v. United States was a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime conviction of Minoru Yasui for violating a military-imposed curfew on Japanese Americans, thereby affirming the government’s authority to restrict their civil liberties during World War II.
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B.
Yick Wo v. Hopkins
Yick Wo v. Hopkins is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially discriminatory enforcement of a facially neutral law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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C.
United States v. Kagama
United States v. Kagama is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority over crimes committed by Native Americans on reservations, reinforcing congressional power in Indian affairs.
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D.
Ex parte Siebold
Ex parte Siebold is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal authority to regulate and enforce laws governing federal elections, affirming broad congressional power over the electoral process.
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E.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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deportation case ⓘ immigration law case ⓘ |
| concerns |
authority to arrest and deport Chinese laborers lacking certificates of residence
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registration and certification requirements for Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeAtTime | Melville W. Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 149 U.S. 698 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvisionDiscussed |
Article I powers over foreign affairs
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Article I powers over naturalization ⓘ Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1893-05-15 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingJustice |
David J. Brewer
NERFINISHED
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Edward D. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen J. Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullCitation | Fong Yue Ting v. United States, 149 U.S. 698 (1893) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Chinese Exclusion Era ⓘ |
| hasHoldingType | upheld federal statute ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
limited constitutional protections for non-citizens in deportation proceedings
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reinforced racialized immigration controls against Chinese immigrants ⓘ strengthened federal control over immigration policy ⓘ |
| hasLegalDoctrine |
inherent sovereignty over immigration
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plenary power doctrine ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
constitutionality of deportation procedures
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federal power over immigration ⓘ scope of due process protections for non-citizens ⓘ |
| hasLongTermSignificance |
cited in later cases to justify limited judicial review of immigration decisions
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foundational precedent for the plenary power doctrine in immigration ⓘ |
| hasMajorityAuthor | Horace Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Fong Yue Ting
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| hasRelatedCase |
Chae Chan Ping v. United States
NERFINISHED
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Wong Wing v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamataya v. Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVoteSplit | 5–3 ⓘ |
| hasYearDecided | 1893 ⓘ |
| holds |
Congress has plenary power over the exclusion and expulsion of non-citizens
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deportation is a civil, not criminal, proceeding ⓘ deportation of non-citizens is an exercise of sovereign power that may be regulated by Congress ⓘ deportation proceedings need not include all constitutional protections afforded in criminal trials ⓘ |
| involvesPopulation | Chinese laborers in the United States ⓘ |
| involvesStatute | Geary Act of 1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Fong Yue Ting v. United States Description of subject: Fong Yue Ting v. United States is an 1893 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld broad federal authority over immigration, affirming the government's power to deport non-citizens without full constitutional protections.
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