Stephen J. Field
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Stephen J. Field was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his strong defense of economic liberties and influential role in shaping substantive due process jurisprudence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephen J. Field canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rock Creek Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1816-11-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1899-04-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Williams College ⓘ |
| endTime | 1897-12-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Field ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of economic liberties
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development of substantive due process jurisprudence ⓘ long tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
laissez-faire constitutionalism
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substantive due process ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| middleName | Johnson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of corporate rights under the Fourteenth Amendment
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influence on Gilded Age constitutional law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
opinion in Munn v. Illinois (dissent)
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opinion in Pennoyer v. Neff ⓘ opinion in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co. ⓘ Slaughter-House Cases ⓘ
surface form:
opinion in The Slaughter-House Cases (dissent)
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| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fuller Court
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Waite Court ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Haddam, Connecticut
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surface form:
Haddam, Connecticut, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California ⓘ Justice of the Supreme Court of California ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | California, United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Stephen Johnson Field seat created by Congress (tenth seat) ⓘ |
| relative | David Dudley Field I ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cyrus West Field
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David Dudley Field II ⓘ Henry Martyn Field ⓘ |
| spouse | Sue Virginia Swearingen ⓘ |
| startTime | 1863-05-20 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Joseph McKenna ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California, United States
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases