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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:advocacy
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Civil liberties
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Bar_Association
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:born
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November 4, 1809
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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Oak Hill Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Benjamin_R._Curtis_Jr.
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gptkbp:civicEngagement
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Participated in local politics
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Constitutional law
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gptkbp:contribution
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Constitutional interpretation
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
John_Catron
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
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gptkbp:died
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September 27, 1874
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gptkbp:federation
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1851-1857
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gptkbp:hasCharacter
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Bar
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Pre-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Significant_figure_in_U.S._legal_history.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First_Supreme_Court_Justice_to_dissent_in_a_major_case
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gptkbp:honors
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Curtis_Hall_at_Harvard_Law_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Justice Benjamin R. Curtis
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gptkbp:impact
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Judicial independence
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Joseph_Story
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Legal_education_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:involved
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Anti-slavery movement
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Samuel_F._Miller
1851
1857
Originalism
Supported judicial review
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Dissenting_opinion_in_Dred_Scott_case
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gptkbp:lawEnforcement
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Influenced by Enlightenment thought
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on civil rights law
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
Ex parte Milligan
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Commentaries_on_the_Law_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:occupation
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Lawyer
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gptkbp:participatesIn
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Establishment of legal precedents
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Watertown,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Practiced_law_in_Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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John_Catron
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gptkbp:publications
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Various legal articles and opinions
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gptkbp:reputation
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Respected legal scholar
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gptkbp:scholarships
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Legal scholarship in the 19th century
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gptkbp:servedIn
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Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Ann_Curtis
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Samuel_F._Miller
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