Screws v. United States

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Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on 1944-12-12
gptkbp:case_docket Docket No. 1
gptkbp:case_legal_findings Findings on civil rights violations
gptkbp:case_legal_relevance Relevant to ongoing civil rights discussions
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._1
Appealed from lower court
Part of civil rights legal history
gptkbp:case_outcome Reversal of conviction
Reversal of lower court's decision
Conviction overturned on appeal
Strengthened federal civil rights enforcement
gptkbp:case_significance Influenced future civil rights legislation
Important for civil rights jurisprudence
gptkbp:case_types Civil rights violations
Criminal case
gptkbp:consequences Influenced civil rights movement
Implications for state and federal relations
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1945-01-15
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Jackson
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Post-World_War_II_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Screws v. United States
gptkbp:impact Federal enforcement of civil rights
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:United_States
Screws
gptkbp:is_cited_in 325 U. S. 91
gptkbp:judged_by gptkb:Judgment_for_Screws
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court review
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_context Civil rights era
gptkbp:legal_framework Framework for civil rights litigation
gptkbp:legal_issue Civil Rights
Equal protection under the law
Arguments on federal jurisdiction
Debate on civil rights enforcement
Issues of police authority
gptkbp:legal_outcome Significant for civil rights law
Consequences for law enforcement practices
Outcomes affecting civil rights enforcement.
Reinforced federal authority in civil rights cases
gptkbp:legal_principle Due process rights
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:A._L._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:lawyer
Constitutional implications
gptkbp:material Involved police misconduct
gptkbp:outcome Conviction reversed
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent civil rights cases
Set precedent for federal civil rights enforcement
Federal protection of civil rights
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Gomillion_v._Lightfoot
gptkb:Shelley_v._Kraemer
gptkb:United_States_v._Guest
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:significance Clarified federal jurisdiction over civil rights violations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taft_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4