gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:caseOutcome
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Federal government upheld
Federal supremacy established
Judicial authority affirmed
Reconstruction policies validated
State's_claims_rejected
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gptkbp:caseTypes
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No. 1
Civil case
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gptkbp:citedBy
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4 Wall. 475
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gptkbp:court
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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
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Reconstruction Era
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Set a precedent for federal intervention in state matters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mississippi v. Johnson
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gptkbp:impact
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Influenced_Reconstruction_policy
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Dissent_by_Justice_Stephen_J._Field
gptkb:Majority_opinion_by_Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
Yes
Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Dismissed the case
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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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
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gptkbp:outcome
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Court_ruled_against_the_state_of_Mississippi
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:precedent
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Subsequent cases regarding federal authority
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:United_States_v._Klein
Ex parte Milligan
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gptkbp:significance
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First case to address the Reconstruction Acts
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gptkbp:year
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1867
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