United States v. Rhode Island
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
shaped future legal interpretations
significant for state autonomy significant for state-federal relations upheld principles of federalism |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
77-1280 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
438 U.S. 1
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| gptkbp:consequences |
federal authority
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Robert_H._Bork
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr. reversed lower court ruling affirmed lower court's dismissal ruled on state immunity |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
March 21, 1978 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
November 14, 1977
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
originated in lower courts
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
landmark case
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Rhode Island
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| gptkbp:impact |
state-federal relations
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Rhode_Island |
| gptkbp:judges |
yes
unanimous decision Justice Harry Blackmun disagreed with majority majority opinion favored states upheld state sovereignty |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
examined state rights
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
constitutional law
influenced future cases federal jurisdiction constitutional interpretation Eleventh Amendment dismissal of the case limited federal power influenced constitutional law reaffirmed state rights affirmed state immunity established precedent for state immunity related to state sovereignty issues state cannot be sued without consent state immunity from federal lawsuits states have sovereign immunity |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
important for legal scholars
state rights involved complex legal issues clarified federalism important for understanding federalism. involved federal jurisdiction issues |
| gptkbp:outcome |
decision_in_favor_of_Rhode_Island
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
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| gptkbp:precedent |
related to federalism
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._California
gptkb:Alden_v._Maine |
| gptkbp:significance |
impact on state sovereignty
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| gptkbp:year |
1978
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