Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Reaffirmed judicial independence
Set a precedent for future conflicts |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Habeas corpus petition
No. 1, 1861 |
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:court |
Influenced future legal interpretations
Declared unconstitutional actions Established limits on executive power Unanimous opinion |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
|
| gptkbp:governs |
Ignored the ruling
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| gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
Limited by executive actions
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Civil War tensions
Suspension of habeas corpus during wartime |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influenced public perception of government authority
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Symbol of civil rights struggles
Legal_brief_filed_by_Merryman's_counsel |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ex parte Merryman
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future cases regarding civil rights
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Martial law
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:John_Merryman
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Majority_opinion_by_Taney
Yes Strengthened judicial review Set a standard for civil rights cases. Chief_Justice_Roger_B._Taney |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Constitutional law
Separation of powers Civil War era Widely studied suspension of habeas corpus Presidential powers vs. civil liberties Raised questions about wartime powers Reaffirmed importance of habeas corpus Reaffirmed the rule of law |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Maryland
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Suspension of Habeas Corpus Act
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Key_case_in_American_legal_history
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
The_Constitution_is_a_law_for_rulers_and_people,_equally_in_war_and_in_peace.
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_President_Lincoln's_suspension_was_unconstitutional
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Habeas corpus rights
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Hamdi_v._Rumsfeld
gptkb:Korematsu_v._United_States Influenced future habeas corpus cases |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Civil Liberties
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First major test of presidential power during Civil War
|
| gptkbp:year |
1861
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