United States v. Wong Kim Ark
GPTKB entity
Statements (110)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
November 15, 1897
Presented before the Supreme Court |
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Frequently discussed in legal forums.
Analyzed in constitutional law courses. Analyzed the implications of citizenship laws. Implications for future immigration policies. Relevant in contemporary citizenship debates. Relevant in discussions of immigration reform. Implications for children of undocumented immigrants. |
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._18
Documented in legal archives. Wong Kim Ark was born in the U. S. to Chinese parents and was denied citizenship. Part of the historical evolution of citizenship rights. |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
5-4 ruling
Influenced public policy on citizenship. Impact on the understanding of citizenship. Majority ruled in favor of Wong Kim Ark. Reinforced the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause Established a clear interpretation of the 14th Amendment. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Significant for its role in defining American citizenship.
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:criticism |
Opposed by nativist groups
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced perceptions of American identity.
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| gptkbp:date_of_birth |
October 3, 1873
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States gptkb:Justice_Edward_Douglass_White 1898 May 26, 1898 |
| gptkbp:discusses |
nationality and citizenship
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| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Horace_Gray
gptkb:Justice_Rufus_W._Peckham gptkb:Justice_Joseph_Mc_Kenna |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
Established the doctrine of jus soli.
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| gptkbp:effect_on_immigration_policy |
Strengthened arguments for birthright citizenship
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| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
current immigration debates
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1882
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
U. S. immigration law
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Key case in civil rights history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced immigration law
Clarified the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment |
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent immigration law
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wong_Kim_Ark Wong Kim Ark and the United States |
| gptkbp:involved_the_interpretation_of |
gptkb:14th_Amendment
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:immigration
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| gptkbp:is_a_landmark_ruling_on |
the rights of children born in the U. S.
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
169 U. S. 649
discussions of immigration policy |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
Wong Kim Ark case
legal arguments regarding citizenship |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
law schools
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| gptkbp:judicial_consensus |
Widely accepted as a landmark case.
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| gptkbp:judicial_legacy |
Continues to influence citizenship debates today
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of citizenship laws
Based on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment. |
| gptkbp:landmark |
U. S. constitutional law
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Legacy of promoting civil rights.
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Interpreted the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment.
Part of the legal framework governing citizenship. Set a precedent for future citizenship cases Influenced Supreme Court interpretations of the 14th Amendment Supreme Court's authority to interpret the Constitution. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Birthright citizenship
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Children born in the U. S. are citizens regardless of parents' citizenship status
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:lawyer
Attorney Wong Kim Ark Cited in discussions of citizenship rights |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
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| gptkbp:modern_relevance |
Significant in the context of U. S. immigration history.
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Birthright citizenship
Affirmed the right to citizenship for children born in the U. S. to foreign parents Affirmed the right to citizenship for children born in the U. S. to non-citizen parents |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:14th_Amendment
Subsequent cases on citizenship Cited in numerous subsequent Supreme Court cases. future citizenship cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Edward_D._White
gptkb:Justice_Edward_Douglass_White Supported by immigrant rights advocates |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Elk_v._Wilkins
Used as precedent in later citizenship cases |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
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| gptkbp:ruled |
birthright citizenship
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| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Frequently discussed in law reviews.
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| gptkbp:significance |
Established the principle of jus soli
Set a precedent for birthright citizenship in the U. S. Significant for defining citizenship in the U. S. established precedent for birthright citizenship |
| gptkbp:subsequent_legal_interpretations |
Clarified the scope of the 14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:was_a_pivotal_case_in |
the interpretation of the 14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
racial discrimination in citizenship laws
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| gptkbp:was_decided_on |
March 28, 1898
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| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
shaped American identity
is frequently cited in legal arguments addresses the intersection of race and citizenship continues to impact legal decisions today |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Senator_William_M._Evarts
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1882 gptkb:United_States_v._Sineneng-Smith gptkb:Justice_Henry_Billings_Brown gptkb:Joseph_Mc_Kenna |
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