Knox v. Lee
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Knox v. Lee was an 1871 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the federal government's power to issue paper money as legal tender, reversing the earlier Hepburn v. Griswold ruling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal tender case ⓘ |
| affects |
federal monetary policy
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power of Congress over currency ⓘ |
| citation |
12 Wall. 457
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79 U.S. 457 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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Fifth Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ Necessary and Proper Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 | 1871-05-01 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
David Davis
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Robert C. Grier NERFINISHED ⓘ Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | The Legal Tender Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Parker v. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American Civil War
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Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress has the constitutional power to make paper money legal tender for the payment of debts
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the Legal Tender Acts are constitutional as applied to contracts made before their passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesStatute |
Legal Tender Act of 1862
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Legal Tender Act of 1863 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issue |
constitutionality of the Legal Tender Acts
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validity of federal paper money as legal tender ⓘ |
| joinedByMajorityJustice |
Joseph P. Bradley
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Nathan Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah H. Swayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel F. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen J. Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
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federal powers ⓘ monetary law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrules | Hepburn v. Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later cases on congressional monetary powers ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Hepburn v. Griswold
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Juilliard v. Greenman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | federal paper currency upheld as legal tender for private debts ⓘ |
| topic |
greenbacks
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legal tender ⓘ paper money ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 79 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1871 ⓘ |
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