Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Significant for civil liberties
Struck down as unconstitutional Reform of sterilization laws Invalidated_sterilization_of_criminals |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
No. 40 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling June 1, 1942 Influenced_Roe_v._Wade |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 1, 1942 |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Legislation on reproductive rights
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| gptkbp:hasMajorCity |
Majority opinion emphasized individual rights
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Eugenics_movement_in_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Part of the eugenics debate
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Landmark case in civil rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Skinner v. Oklahoma
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| gptkbp:impact |
Civil rights movement
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:State_of_Oklahoma
gptkb:Jack_Skinner |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Murphy gptkb:Justice_Jackson Judicial activism Strict scrutiny Expanded civil liberties State laws on sterilization |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Constitutional scrutiny of state actions
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Fourteenth Amendment Equal protection under the law Influenced public policy on sterilization Set precedent for reproductive autonomy Unconstitutional sterilization Eugenics_and_sterilization_laws Invalidated_state_sterilization_law |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Affected state sterilization laws
Cited in legal arguments for reproductive rights Examined state power vs. individual rights Influence on future reproductive rights cases Eugenics_and_human_rights |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck down sterilization law
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Reproductive rights
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversy over eugenics
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Buck_v._Bell
Due process Broader implications for human rights Legal_challenges_to_eugenics_policies |
| gptkbp:significance |
First case to address sterilization laws
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| gptkbp:team |
Continues to influence reproductive rights debates
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