Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
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Martin v. Hunter's Lessee is an 1816 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Court's authority to review state court decisions on federal law, reinforcing federal judicial supremacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin v. Hunter's Lessee canonical | 4 |
| Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3704549 — 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: Martin v. Hunter's Lessee Context triple: [Cohens v. Virginia, precededBy, Martin v. Hunter's Lessee]
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A.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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B.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed federal power over interstate commerce, significantly strengthening national authority relative to the states.
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C.
Fletcher v. Peck
Fletcher v. Peck was an 1810 U.S. Supreme Court decision that for the first time struck down a state law as unconstitutional, helping define the scope of the Contract Clause and judicial review over state legislation.
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D.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford was an 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that infamously denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans and helped accelerate tensions leading to the Civil War.
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E.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
- 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: Martin v. Hunter's Lessee Target entity description: Martin v. Hunter's Lessee is an 1816 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Court's authority to review state court decisions on federal law, reinforcing federal judicial supremacy.
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A.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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B.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed federal power over interstate commerce, significantly strengthening national authority relative to the states.
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C.
Fletcher v. Peck
Fletcher v. Peck was an 1810 U.S. Supreme Court decision that for the first time struck down a state law as unconstitutional, helping define the scope of the Contract Clause and judicial review over state legislation.
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D.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford was an 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that infamously denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans and helped accelerate tensions leading to the Civil War.
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E.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
land dispute case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| authorOfOpinion | Joseph Story ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTime | John Marshall ⓘ |
| citation | 14 U.S. (1 Wheat.) 304 ⓘ |
| consideredLandmarkCaseIn |
United States constitutional law
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federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article III of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Supremacy Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| dateDecided | 1816-03-20 ⓘ |
| decisionType | appellate decision ⓘ |
| establishes | authority of the U.S. Supreme Court to review state court decisions on federal questions ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress may authorize Supreme Court review of state court judgments in cases arising under federal law
ⓘ
State courts are bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretation of federal law ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States (on certiorari or appeal as provided by statute) ⓘ
surface form:
The U.S. Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over state court decisions involving federal law
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| involves | conflict between a federal treaty and Virginia land laws ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal judiciary
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| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Supremacy Clause application
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appellate jurisdiction over state courts ⓘ federal judicial review of state court decisions ⓘ interpretation of Article III of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Joseph Story ⓘ |
| originatingState | Virginia ⓘ |
| party |
Denny Martin
ⓘ
Hunter's Lessee ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
Supreme Court appellate review of state court judgments in federal question cases
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binding nature of Supreme Court decisions on state courts ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | review of a decision of the Virginia Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| reinforcesPrinciple |
federal judicial supremacy
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supremacy of federal law over state law ⓘ uniformity of federal law interpretation ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
federalism
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judicial review ⓘ vertical stare decisis ⓘ |
| result | Virginia Court of Appeals judgment reversed in part ⓘ |
| stateCourtInvolved |
Court of Appeals of Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia Court of Appeals
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| subjectMatter | title to land in Virginia formerly owned by Lord Fairfax ⓘ |
| treatyInvolved |
Jay Treaty
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Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1816 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin v. Hunter's Lessee Description of subject: Martin v. Hunter's Lessee is an 1816 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Court's authority to review state court decisions on federal law, reinforcing federal judicial supremacy.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee