Ex parte Siebold
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Ex parte Siebold is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal authority to regulate and enforce laws governing federal elections, affirming broad congressional power over the electoral process.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ex parte Siebold canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal courts case ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| appliesProvision |
Article I of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Elections Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Necessary and Proper Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasBranchOfGovernmentInvolved |
judicial branch of the United States
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legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCitationStatus | leading case on congressional power over federal elections ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1879 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
affirmed congressional power to prescribe regulations for federal elections
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served as precedent for later cases on federal election regulation ⓘ strengthened federal oversight of federal elections ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
Congress has broad power to regulate federal elections
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federal election laws may be applied to state election officials when administering federal elections ⓘ federal government may enforce laws governing federal elections ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
broad interpretation of congressional authority under the Elections Clause
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federal supremacy in regulation of federal elections ⓘ validity of federal criminal penalties for interference with federal elections ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
constitutionality of federal election supervision statutes
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scope of congressional power over federal elections ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | federal election supervision statutes upheld as constitutional ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federal regulation of elections
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powers of Congress over the electoral process ⓘ relationship between federal and state authority in elections ⓘ |
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