Mississippi v. Johnson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on December 1866
gptkbp:case_number Part of a series of cases during Reconstruction
gptkbp:case_outcome Dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction
Majority opinion emphasized federal authority
Impact on future federal-state relations
Significant for Reconstruction era legal battles
Ruling limited state challenges to federal authority
Established precedent for future federal-state relations
gptkbp:case_types Constitutional law case
gptkbp:context Post-Civil War Reconstruction era
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
February 1867
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
Dissent argued for state rights
gptkbp:doctrine Doctrine of political questions
gptkbp:historical_context Reconstruction policies in the South
gptkbp:historical_impact Significant in the context of American legal history.
gptkbp:historical_significance Highlighted tensions between state and federal authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi v. Johnson
gptkbp:impact Influenced future cases regarding state and federal powers
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:State_of_Mississippi
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:is_cited_in 4 Wall. 475 (1867)
gptkbp:judicial_review Limited scope of judicial review in political questions
Narrowed scope of judicial review in political disputes
gptkbp:legal_framework Constitutional framework of the United States
Influenced the interpretation of the Reconstruction Acts
Dismissed without a hearing
Set limits on judicial intervention in political matters
Defined limits of judicial authority in political matters
gptkbp:legal_issue Enforcement of Reconstruction Acts
gptkbp:legal_outcome Set a precedent for federal intervention in state matters
Reinforced federal supremacy over state laws
gptkbp:legal_principle gptkb:Separation_of_powers
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Mississippi
gptkb:lawyer
Examined the scope of executive power
gptkbp:modern_relevance Important for understanding Reconstruction era jurisprudence
gptkbp:outcome Court ruled against the state of Mississippi
gptkbp:precedent Cited in later Supreme Court decisions
Set precedent for federal authority over states
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Ex_parte_Mc_Cardle
Influenced later cases on executive power
gptkbp:significance First case to address the Reconstruction Acts
gptkbp:year 1867
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_NAACP
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4