Texas v. White (1869)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate 1869-02-08
1869-02-05
gptkbp:category United States Supreme Court cases
1869 in United States case law
Legal history of Texas
Reconstruction Era United States Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:citation 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 700
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Article_I,_Section_10,_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Article_IV,_Section_3,_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:courtMembership gptkb:Chase_Court
gptkbp:date 1869-04-12
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:John_A._Hardenberg
gptkb:John_Chiles
gptkb:John_W._Droege
gptkb:George_W._White
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Samuel_Nelson
gptkb:James_M._Wayne
gptkb:Robert_C._Grier
gptkb:Nathan_Clifford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Texas_v._White_et_al.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas v. White (1869)
gptkbp:importantFor landmark decision
gptkbp:legalHolding Acts of secession are null
States cannot unilaterally secede from the United States
The Union is indestructible
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Samuel_F._Miller
gptkb:David_Davis
gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
gptkb:Noah_H._Swayne
gptkb:Stephen_J._Field
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:State_of_Texas
gptkbp:predecessor indestructibility of the Union
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:reporter gptkb:United_States_Reports
gptkbp:subject gptkb:U.S._Constitution
bonds
secession
Reconstruction
gptkbp:volume 74
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Texas_secession_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6