Edward Prigg v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:category	United States Supreme Court cases Slavery case law 1842 in United States case law
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:41_U.S._(16_Pet.)_539
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:John_Catron gptkb:John_McKinley gptkb:James_Moore_Wayne
gptkbp:constitution	Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
gptkbp:date	1842-03-01
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:John_McLean gptkb:Smith_Thompson
gptkbp:docketNumber	No. 7
gptkbp:fullName	Edward Prigg, Plaintiff in Error v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:heldBy	Federal law preempts state law regarding fugitive slaves
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edward Prigg v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:impact	Strengthened federal authority over fugitive slave rendition Weakened state personal liberty laws
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Joseph_Story
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1793
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Edward_Prigg
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1793
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Slavery_in_the_United_States gptkb:States'_rights Federal supremacy Fugitive slaves
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7