Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
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The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act was an 1862 U.S. federal law that criminalized polygamy in U.S. territories, particularly targeting Mormon plural marriage practices.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act Context triple: [Reynolds v. United States, statuteInvolved, Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act]
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Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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Judiciary Act of 1870
The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
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Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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Reed v. Reed
Reed v. Reed is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that for the first time struck down a law for discriminating on the basis of sex under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
- 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: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act Target entity description: The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act was an 1862 U.S. federal law that criminalized polygamy in U.S. territories, particularly targeting Mormon plural marriage practices.
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A.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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B.
Judiciary Act of 1870
The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
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C.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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D.
Reed v. Reed
Reed v. Reed is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that for the first time struck down a law for discriminating on the basis of sex under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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E.
Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
anti-polygamy law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
Mormon plural marriage
ⓘ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| appliesTo |
United States territories
ⓘ
persons entering into plural marriages in U.S. territories ⓘ residents of U.S. territories ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalized |
bigamy in U.S. territories
ⓘ
polygamy in U.S. territories ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1862-07-08 ⓘ |
| enforcedAgainst | members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Edmunds Act
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Edmunds Act ⓘ
surface form:
Edmunds–Tucker Act
|
| fullName |
Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
An Act to punish and prevent the Practice of Polygamy in the Territories of the United States and other Places, and disapproving and annulling certain Acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah
|
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | legality of plural marriage in U.S. territories ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
|
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfPolygamyInTerritories | made illegal ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limitedPropertyOwnershipOf |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| mainSubject |
bigamy
ⓘ
polygamy ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
federal concern over Mormon political power in Utah Territory
ⓘ
opposition to polygamy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Justin Smith Morrill ⓘ |
| penalty |
fine
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfEffect |
Utah
ⓘ
surface form:
Utah Territory
other U.S. territories ⓘ |
| relatedToCase | Reynolds v. United States ⓘ |
| restrictedChurchPropertyValueTo | 50000 USD in any territory ⓘ |
| shortName | Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sponsor | Justin Smith Morrill ⓘ |
| targeted |
Mormon polygamy
ⓘ
plural marriage ⓘ |
| topic |
Latter-day Saint history
ⓘ
marriage law in the United States ⓘ religious freedom in the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | criminal sanction ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act Description of subject: The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act was an 1862 U.S. federal law that criminalized polygamy in U.S. territories, particularly targeting Mormon plural marriage practices.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
An Act to punish and prevent the Practice of Polygamy in the Territories of the United States and other Places, and disapproving and annulling certain Acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah
this entity surface form:
Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862