Texas v. White
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Texas v. White was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Union to be indestructible and that states could not unilaterally secede from it.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Texas v. White canonical | 4 |
| Texas v. White et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2362281 — 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: Texas v. White Context triple: [Perpetual Union, interpretedInCase, Texas v. White]
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A.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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B.
Virginia v. Black
Virginia v. Black is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a ban on cross burning carried out with intent to intimidate while clarifying the limits of First Amendment protection for hate speech and symbolic expression.
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C.
Branch v. Texas
Branch v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the constitutionality and application of the death penalty in the wake of the landmark Furman v. Georgia decision.
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D.
California v. Texas
California v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act after Congress reduced the individual mandate penalty to zero.
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E.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
- 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: Texas v. White Target entity description: Texas v. White was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Union to be indestructible and that states could not unilaterally secede from it.
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A.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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B.
Virginia v. Black
Virginia v. Black is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a ban on cross burning carried out with intent to intimidate while clarifying the limits of First Amendment protection for hate speech and symbolic expression.
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C.
Branch v. Texas
Branch v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the constitutionality and application of the death penalty in the wake of the landmark Furman v. Georgia decision.
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D.
California v. Texas
California v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act after Congress reduced the individual mandate penalty to zero.
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E.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| aroseFrom | dispute over United States bonds owned by the State of Texas ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeAuthor | Salmon P. Chase ⓘ |
| hasCitation |
19 L. Ed. 227
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74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 700 ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1869 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
Nathan Clifford
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Robert C. Grier ⓘ Stephen J. Field ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine | indestructible Union ⓘ |
| hasFullCaseName |
Texas v. White
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Texas v. White et al.
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| hasHistoricalContext | post–American Civil War Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
limited legal recognition of acts of Confederate state governments
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provided constitutional basis against future secession claims ⓘ reinforced the permanence of the United States as a single nation ⓘ |
| hasKeyPhrase | an indestructible Union, composed of indestructible States ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
validity of acts of the Confederate state government of Texas regarding U.S. bonds
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whether a state could unilaterally secede from the United States ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Salmon P. Chase ⓘ |
| hasOriginalJurisdictionBasis | controversy between a state and citizens of another state ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | original jurisdiction case in the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasResult | judgment for the State of Texas ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
secession
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state sovereignty ⓘ status of Confederate state governments ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentInfluenceOn |
interpretations of federal supremacy over states
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later debates over the legality of secession ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Reconstruction era Supreme Court jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasUnitedStatesReportsPage | 700 ⓘ |
| hasVolumeInUnitedStatesReports | 74 ⓘ |
| held |
Texas remained a state in the Union despite its attempted secession
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a state cannot unilaterally secede from the United States ⓘ acts of seceding states intended to further secession were generally null and void ⓘ the Union is an indestructible union of indestructible states ⓘ |
| interprets |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
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United States Constitution ⓘ the nature of the Union under the Constitution ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
George W. White
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Texas ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
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| isRelatedCaseTo | Luther v. Borden ⓘ |
| isRelatedToEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas v. White Description of subject: Texas v. White was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Union to be indestructible and that states could not unilaterally secede from it.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Texas v. White et al.
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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relevantToCase
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Texas v. White
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