Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:legal_case
Originated in Pennsylvania Prigg captured a fugitive slave Prigg was charged under state law The case was pivotal in the debate over slavery. Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the state law Pennsylvania law prohibited the capture of fugitive slaves Involved the return of a fugitive slave |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Influenced future fugitive slave legislation
States cannot pass laws that contradict federal laws Reinforced federal power |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Edward_Prigg gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
1842
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
gptkb:Supremacy_Clause
Federalism |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Pre-Civil War America
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Mobilized opposition to slavery
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Catalyst for abolitionist movement
Part of the lead-up to the Civil War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Prigg v. Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:impact |
Increased enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
Increased tensions over slavery in the United States Increased tensions over slavery in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:influence |
Set precedent for future fugitive slave cases
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:41_U._S._539_(1842)
41 U. S. 539 |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Edward_Prigg |
| gptkbp:judging_criteria |
In favor of Prigg
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of state laws
Supreme Court's role in interpreting the Constitution |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction over fugitive slaves
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
gptkb:Supremacy_Clause States cannot interfere with federal enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:John_Sergeant |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Scott_v._Sandford
gptkb:Ableman_v._Booth |
| gptkbp:outcome |
5-4 ruling
Federal law supersedes state law Reinforced federal authority Prigg was acquitted Examined the balance of power between state and federal governments Established federal supremacy in fugitive slave cases Highlighted conflicts between state and federal law |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Federal authority over state laws
Set precedent for future cases regarding slavery States cannot interfere with federal fugitive slave laws |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Grier
gptkb:Justice_Curtis gptkb:Justice_Mc_Lean gptkb:Justice_Story Controversy and protests |
| gptkbp:significance |
Strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act
|
| gptkbp:state |
Pennsylvania's personal liberty laws
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