Corfield v. Coryell
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Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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| instanceOf |
Privileges and Immunities Clause case
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United States federal court case → legal decision → |
| appliesConstitutionalProvision |
Article IV Privileges and Immunities Clause
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| articulatesConcept |
fundamental rights of national citizenship
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privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states → |
| definesTerm |
privileges and immunities
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| hasApproximateDecisionDate |
May 1823
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| hasCitationStyle |
Corfield v. Coryell
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| hasCountry |
United States
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| hasCourt |
United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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| hasDecisionYear |
1823
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| hasDefendant |
Coryell
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| hasDocketType |
civil case
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| hasFullCitation |
Corfield v. Coryell, 6 F. Cas. 546 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1823)
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| hasHistoricalStatus |
leading early case on Article IV privileges and immunities
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| hasHolding |
The challenged New Jersey law did not violate the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution
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| hasIssue |
scope of the fundamental rights protected by the Article IV Privileges and Immunities Clause
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whether a state could restrict nonresidents from harvesting certain natural resources → |
| hasJudge |
Bushrod Washington
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| hasJudgeRole |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States sitting as Circuit Justice
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| hasJurisdiction |
United States federal courts
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasLegalDomain |
constitutional law
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federal courts → |
| hasLegalSignificance |
early exposition of the meaning of Article IV privileges and immunities
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frequently cited in constitutional law scholarship → |
| hasOpinionAuthor |
Bushrod Washington
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| hasPlaintiff |
Corfield
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| hasProceduralPosture |
federal circuit court decision, not reviewed by the Supreme Court of the United States
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| hasReporterCitation |
6 F. Cas. 546
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| hasTimePeriod |
antebellum era
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| influences |
19th-century constitutional doctrine on national citizenship
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later interpretations of the Privileges and Immunities Clause → |
| involvesState |
New Jersey
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| involvesStateLaw |
New Jersey statute regulating oyster and clam harvesting
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| isCitedBy |
later federal and state court decisions interpreting the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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| isKnownFor |
providing an early influential list of fundamental rights protected by the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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| isReferencedIn |
constitutional law casebooks
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scholarship on the Fourteenth Amendment Privileges or Immunities Clause → |
| listsRight |
the right to access the courts of justice
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the right to acquire and possess property → the right to exemption from higher taxes imposed on nonresidents → the right to protection by the government → the right to pursue a trade or calling → the right to pursue and obtain happiness and safety → the right to the elective franchise as regulated by each state → the right to travel and reside in any state → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Corfield v. Coryell
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hasCitationStyle |
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Corfield v. Coryell
("Corfield v. Coryell, 6 F. Cas. 546 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1823)")
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hasFullCitation |
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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keyCase |
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Corfield
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partyToCase |