Chisholm v. Georgia
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Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chisholm v. Georgia canonical | 3 |
| Alexander Chisholm, Executor v. State of Georgia | 1 |
| Chisholm, Executor v. Georgia | 1 |
| Opinion in Chisholm v. Georgia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T969465 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chisholm v. Georgia Context triple: [Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, responseTo, Chisholm v. Georgia]
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A.
Jackson v. Georgia
Jackson v. Georgia is a United States Supreme Court case that, alongside Furman v. Georgia, addressed the constitutionality and application of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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B.
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
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C.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
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D.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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E.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chisholm v. Georgia Target entity description: Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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A.
Jackson v. Georgia
Jackson v. Georgia is a United States Supreme Court case that, alongside Furman v. Georgia, addressed the constitutionality and application of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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B.
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
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C.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
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D.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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E.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
landmark United States constitutional law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| citation | 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 ⓘ |
| constitutionalDoctrine | state sovereign immunity under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1793-02-18 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Georgia
|
| dissentingJustice |
James Iredell Sr.
ⓘ
surface form:
James Iredell
|
| dissentReasoning | States retain sovereign immunity unless they consent to be sued ⓘ |
| fullName |
Chisholm v. Georgia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chisholm, Executor v. Georgia
|
| hasParty |
Alexander Chisholm
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
State of Georgia
|
| held | A state can be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | First major Supreme Court case interpreting Article III jurisdiction over states ⓘ |
| impact | Prompted adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting suits against states ⓘ |
| jurisdictionBasis | diversity jurisdiction between a state and a citizen of another state ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | English ⓘ |
| ledTo | Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
federal jurisdiction over suits against states
ⓘ
sovereign immunity of U.S. states ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| majorityJustices |
James Wilson
ⓘ
John Blair Jr. ⓘ John Jay ⓘ William Cushing ⓘ |
| majorityReasoning | The people, not the states, are sovereign under the Constitution ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Alexander Chisholm ⓘ |
| plaintiffPosition | A state is subject to federal judicial power in suits by citizens of other states under Article III ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | Superseded by constitutional amendment in part ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | Original action filed in the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedAmendment |
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Eleventh Amendment
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| relatedConcept |
federal judicial power over states
ⓘ
state sovereign immunity in U.S. law ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Georgia ⓘ |
| statePosition |
United States sovereign immunity law
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surface form:
Georgia claimed sovereign immunity from suit without its consent
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| subjectMatter | collection of a debt owed by the State of Georgia ⓘ |
| subsequentDevelopment | Overruled in effect by the Eleventh Amendment ⓘ |
| subsequentEffectOnLaw | Restricted by later interpretations of the Eleventh Amendment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Republic era of United States constitutional history ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 4–1 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1793 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chisholm v. Georgia Description of subject: Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Opinion in Chisholm v. Georgia
subject surface form:
Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)
this entity surface form:
Alexander Chisholm, Executor v. State of Georgia
this entity surface form:
Chisholm, Executor v. Georgia