Luther v. Borden (1849)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Luther_v._Borden_(1849)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation gptkb:48_U.S._(7_How.)_1
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Article_IV,_Section_4_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1849
gptkbp:decision majority
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Luther_M._Borden
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Luther_v._Borden
gptkbp:heldBy The Supreme Court held that the determination of what constitutes a 'republican form of government' is a political question not subject to judicial review.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luther v. Borden (1849)
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:Guarantee_Clause
gptkb:political_question_doctrine
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Chief_Justice_Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkbp:predecessor political question doctrine cases
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dorr_Rebellion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guarantee_Clause
gptkb:Guarantee_Clause_(Section_4)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6