Toomer v. Witsell
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Privileges and Immunities Clause case
United States Supreme Court case
constitutional law case
court case
Toomer v. Witsell is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly interpreted the Privileges and Immunities Clause by striking down discriminatory state licensing fees imposed on out-of-state commercial fishermen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toomer v. Witsell canonical | 6 |
| Toomer v. Witsell, 334 U.S. 385 (1948) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132267 — 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: Toomer v. Witsell Context triple: [Privileges and Immunities Clause, keyCase, Toomer v. Witsell]
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Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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Ware v. Hylton
Ware v. Hylton was a 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal treaties override conflicting state laws, helping to establish the authority of the national government under the Constitution.
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D.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- 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: Toomer v. Witsell Target entity description: Toomer v. Witsell is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly interpreted the Privileges and Immunities Clause by striking down discriminatory state licensing fees imposed on out-of-state commercial fishermen.
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A.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Ware v. Hylton
Ware v. Hylton was a 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal treaties override conflicting state laws, helping to establish the authority of the national government under the Constitution.
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D.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Privileges and Immunities Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ interstate commerce and privileges and immunities ⓘ |
| citationStatus | leading authority on Article IV Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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surface form:
Article IV Privileges and Immunities Clause
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| discriminationType | discriminatory licensing fees against out-of-state commercial fishermen ⓘ |
| holding |
South Carolina’s discriminatory licensing fees on out-of-state commercial shrimp fishermen violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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States may not impose discriminatory burdens on nonresidents with respect to fundamental economic activities without substantial justification ⓘ Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ
surface form:
The Privileges and Immunities Clause protects the right of citizens to pursue a common calling in other states on substantially equal terms
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| impact |
became a leading precedent on economic rights protected by the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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limited states’ ability to impose discriminatory licensing schemes on nonresidents ⓘ significantly clarified the scope of the Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
scope of the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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state discrimination against nonresidents ⓘ validity of discriminatory state licensing fees ⓘ |
| party |
Toomer
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Witsell ⓘ |
| protectedClass | nonresident United States citizens ⓘ |
| relatedCaseArea | cases limiting state discrimination against nonresidents in economic activities ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
interstate equality of citizenship
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state police power limits under the Constitution ⓘ |
| rightRecognized |
right of citizens to pursue a common calling in other states
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right of nonresident citizens to be free from unreasonable economic discrimination by other states ⓘ |
| standardArticulated |
requirement that discrimination against nonresidents bear a close or substantial relationship to the state’s objectives
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substantial reason test for discrimination against nonresidents under the Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | South Carolina ⓘ |
| stateLawChallenged | South Carolina statute regulating commercial shrimp fishing ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
commercial shrimp fishing
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state licensing fees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toomer v. Witsell Description of subject: Toomer v. Witsell is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly interpreted the Privileges and Immunities Clause by striking down discriminatory state licensing fees imposed on out-of-state commercial fishermen.
Referenced by (7)
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relatedCase
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Toomer v. Witsell
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this entity surface form:
Toomer v. Witsell, 334 U.S. 385 (1948)