Stone v. Mississippi
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Stone v. Mississippi is an 1880 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state cannot irrevocably surrender its police power, allowing Mississippi to prohibit a previously chartered lottery despite contractual claims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stone v. Mississippi canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century court case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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contract law ⓘ state police power ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| citation | 101 U.S. 814 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
Contract Clause ⓘ |
| 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 | 1880 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| defendant | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Stone v. Mississippi self-link ⓘ |
| holding |
A state cannot irrevocably surrender its police power.
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Mississippi could prohibit a previously chartered lottery despite contractual claims. ⓘ The Contract Clause does not prevent a state from exercising its police power to suppress lotteries. ⓘ |
| impact | limited the ability of private parties to rely on state contracts that restrict future exercises of police power. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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surface form:
Contract Clause of the United States Constitution
scope of state police power ⓘ validity of lottery charter ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 814 ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Stone ⓘ |
| principleEstablished |
Police power is a continuing power that cannot be contracted away.
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State legislatures cannot bargain away or irrepealably surrender essential attributes of sovereignty. ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Contract Clause jurisprudence
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police power ⓘ state regulation of gambling ⓘ |
| result | Mississippi's prohibition of the lottery was upheld. ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Mississippi ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
lottery regulation
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state regulatory authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| topic |
lotteries
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public morals regulation ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 101 ⓘ |
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Subject: Stone v. Mississippi Description of subject: Stone v. Mississippi is an 1880 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state cannot irrevocably surrender its police power, allowing Mississippi to prohibit a previously chartered lottery despite contractual claims.
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subject surface form:
Morrison R. Waite