Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Examined the balance of power between state and federal governments
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| gptkbp:case_number |
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:case_outcome |
5-4 ruling
Reinforced federal authority Prigg was acquitted |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Highlighted conflicts between state and federal law
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Influenced future fugitive slave legislation
States cannot pass laws that contradict federal laws Reinforced federal power |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania gptkb:Edward_Prigg |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
1842
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| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Grier
gptkb:Justice_Curtis gptkb:Justice_Mc_Lean |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
gptkb:Supremacy_Clause
Federalism |
| gptkbp:effect_on_abolitionist_movement |
Mobilized opposition to slavery
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Pre-Civil War America
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| gptkbp:historical_figures |
gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass |
| 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_on_future_cases |
Set precedent for future fugitive slave cases
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Edward_Prigg |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:41_U._S._539_(1842)
41 U. S. 539 |
| gptkbp:judged_by |
In favor of Prigg
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of state laws
Supreme Court's role in interpreting the Constitution |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction over fugitive slaves
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Prigg was acquitted
Established federal supremacy in fugitive slave cases |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
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
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Federal law supersedes state law
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| 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_Story
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Controversy and protests
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Scott_v._Sandford
gptkb:Ableman_v._Booth |
| gptkbp:significance |
Strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act
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| gptkbp:state_law_involved |
Pennsylvania's personal liberty laws
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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