Trop v. Dulles
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Trop v. Dulles is a 1958 U.S. Supreme Court case that redefined the scope of the Eighth Amendment by holding that denationalization as punishment is unconstitutional and introducing the concept of “evolving standards of decency” in interpreting cruel and unusual punishment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Trop v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State | 1 |
| Trop v. Dulles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2435107 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trop v. Dulles Context triple: [Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, centralIssueInCase, Trop v. Dulles]
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Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
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Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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Katzenbach v. Morgan
Katzenbach v. Morgan is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibit certain state voting restrictions, reinforcing federal authority to protect voting rights.
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E.
Nixon v. Fitzgerald
Nixon v. Fitzgerald is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that established absolute immunity from civil damages liability for a President’s official acts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trop v. Dulles Target entity description: Trop v. Dulles is a 1958 U.S. Supreme Court case that redefined the scope of the Eighth Amendment by holding that denationalization as punishment is unconstitutional and introducing the concept of “evolving standards of decency” in interpreting cruel and unusual punishment.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
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C.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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D.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
Katzenbach v. Morgan is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibit certain state voting restrictions, reinforcing federal authority to protect voting rights.
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E.
Nixon v. Fitzgerald
Nixon v. Fitzgerald is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that established absolute immunity from civil damages liability for a President’s official acts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appealedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
citizenship law
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal punishment ⓘ |
| argued | 1957-10-23 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| citation | 356 U.S. 86 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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surface form:
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1958-03-31 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Charles E. Whittaker
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Felix Frankfurter ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Tom C. Clark ⓘ |
| factPattern |
Army soldier convicted of desertion during wartime
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Petitioner was declared to have lost his U.S. citizenship as a consequence of desertion ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Trop v. Dulles
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Albert Trop v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
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| holding |
Denationalization as a punishment for crime is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment
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The Eighth Amendment must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society ⓘ |
| impact |
established a dynamic, evolving approach to constitutional interpretation of punishment
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expanded interpretation of the Eighth Amendment beyond physical punishments ⓘ |
| involvedStatute | Section 401(g) of the Nationality Act of 1940 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| keyPhrase | evolving standards of decency ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
cruel and unusual punishment
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denationalization as punishment ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | evolving standards of decency ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| petitioner | Albert Trop ⓘ |
| pluralityOpinionBy | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
cases limiting harsh non-physical punishments
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later Eighth Amendment proportionality cases ⓘ |
| reargued | 1958-01-15 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eighth Amendment jurisprudence
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cruel and unusual punishment doctrine ⓘ loss of citizenship ⓘ |
| respondent | John Foster Dulles ⓘ |
| respondentOffice | United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| result | statutory provision authorizing denationalization as punishment held unconstitutional ⓘ |
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Subject: Trop v. Dulles Description of subject: Trop v. Dulles is a 1958 U.S. Supreme Court case that redefined the scope of the Eighth Amendment by holding that denationalization as punishment is unconstitutional and introducing the concept of “evolving standards of decency” in interpreting cruel and unusual punishment.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Albert Trop v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State