Mississippi v. Johnson

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Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Federal government upheld
Federal supremacy established
Judicial authority affirmed
Reconstruction policies validated
State's_claims_rejected
gptkbp:caseTypes No. 1
Civil case
gptkbp:citedBy 4 Wall. 475
gptkbp:court gptkb:Justice_Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Salmon_P._Chase
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
gptkb:Justice_Noah_H._Swayne
gptkb:Justice_Joseph_P._Bradley
gptkb:Justice_William_Strong
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
gptkb:Justice_David_Davis
March 2, 1867
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:historicalContext Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Set a precedent for federal intervention in state matters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi v. Johnson
gptkbp:impact Influenced_Reconstruction_policy
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Dissent_by_Justice_Stephen_J._Field
gptkb:Majority_opinion_by_Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
Yes
Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Dismissed the case
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Attorney_General_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Post-Civil_War_America
Separation of powers
Enforcement of Reconstruction Acts
Reinforced federal authority over states
State sovereignty vs. federal authority
Strengthened the Reconstruction Acts
gptkbp:outcome Court_ruled_against_the_state_of_Mississippi
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent cases regarding federal authority
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._Klein
Ex parte Milligan
gptkbp:significance First case to address the Reconstruction Acts
gptkbp:year 1867