Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Reversal
Reversal of lower court's decision Significant for civil rights advocates Details of the ruling discussed in legal forums Effect on future legal interpretations Influenced public perception of civil rights Set precedent for federal civil rights enforcement Analyzed for its impact on civil rights enforcement |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Criminal case
No. 1 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
325 U.S. 91
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling Established federal jurisdiction over civil rights violations |
| gptkbp:date |
1944-12-12
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1945-01-15 |
| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
gptkb:United_States
Screws |
| gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
gptkb:Supreme_Court
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-World_War_II_America
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Screws v. United States
|
| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
|
| gptkbp:involved |
Screws and federal government
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
Constitutional review Strengthened civil rights protections Constitutionality of federal statutes Dissent argued against federal overreach Expanded interpretation of civil rights Majority opinion favored civil rights enforcement |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Federalism
Civil Rights Attorney General Federal law enforcement Reinforced federal authority Violation of civil rights under federal law |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Influenced future civil rights legislation
Cited in legal textbooks Documented in legal archives Studied in law schools Analyzed federal vs. state authority Relevant to civil rights history Supreme_Court_opinion |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Conviction reversed
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent civil rights cases
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Shelley_v._Kraemer
gptkb:United_States_v._Guest Implications for law enforcement practices |
| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified federal enforcement of civil rights
|
| gptkbp:team |
Legacy in civil rights law
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