Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
Influenced future Supreme Court decisions Reinforced individual rights Influenced public policy on sterilization Promoted civil rights advocacy Contributed to the decline of eugenics in law Encouraged legal challenges to eugenics laws Encouraged legal reforms in reproductive health Highlighted issues of consent Promoted scrutiny of eugenics policies Raised awareness of reproductive justice Reinforced the importance of due process Set a standard for evaluating state laws Highlighted the role of the judiciary in civil rights |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil rights case
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 1, 1942 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Eugenics movement in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Landmark case in reproductive rights
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Skinner v. Oklahoma
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced reproductive rights legislation
Sterilization practices in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Social_Darwinism
|
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:State_of_Oklahoma
gptkb:Jack_Skinner |
| gptkbp:is_a_basis_for |
gptkb:14th_Amendment
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:316_U._S._535_(1942)
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of state laws
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Set precedent for privacy rights
Influenced state sterilization laws Set precedent for bodily autonomy |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Eugenics and sterilization laws
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Invalidated state sterilization law
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Equal protection under the law
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Examined state interests vs. individual rights Challenged state authority |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Human rights
Civil liberties Reproductive rights |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck down sterilization law
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Later cases on reproductive rights
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
5-4
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Controversial and debated
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade gptkb:Buck_v._Bell |
| gptkbp:significance |
First case to address sterilization laws
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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