United States v. Klein

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Reversal of lower court decision
gptkbp:caseTypes No. 1
Civil case
gptkbp:citedBy 80 U.S. 128
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Invalidated_a_law_passed_by_Congress
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 24, 1871
gptkbp:firstClaim Influenced future cases regarding executive orders
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Civil_War_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Klein
gptkbp:impact Judicial review of executive actions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
gptkb:Justice_William_Strong
Yes
gptkbp:legalStatus Constitutional law
Separation of powers
Reaffirmed judicial authority over executive actions
Involved_the_interpretation_of_the_Presidential_Reconstruction_Proclamation
gptkbp:notableEvent Reconstruction Acts
gptkbp:notableFeature Resolved
Important for understanding the balance of power in government.
gptkbp:outcome The_Supreme_Court_ruled_against_the_government
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:United_States
gptkb:David_Klein
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_Strong
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent cases involving executive power and judicial authority
gptkbp:relatedTo Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:significance Set a precedent for the limits of presidential power