John Marshall Harlan
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John Marshall Harlan was a U.S. Supreme Court justice best known for his powerful lone dissents in civil rights cases, particularly his opposition to racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| John Marshall Harlan (not in majority; remove) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Kentucky bar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-06-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boyle County, Kentucky
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near Danville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| child |
James S. Harlan
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John Maynard Harlan ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1911-10-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| education |
Centre College
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Transylvania University ⓘ read law for bar admission ⓘ |
| endTime | as U.S. Supreme Court justice 1911 ⓘ |
| familyName | Harlan ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| ideology |
judicial nationalism
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support for incorporation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of broad federal power to protect civil rights
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opposition to racial segregation ⓘ powerful lone dissents on civil rights ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Know-Nothing movement
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surface form:
Know Nothing movement
Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
Whig Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Marshall ⓘ |
| notableWork |
dissenting opinion in Berea College v. Kentucky
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dissenting opinion in Lochner v. New York ⓘ dissenting opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ dissenting opinion in the Civil Rights Cases (1883) ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Kentucky ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Rock Creek Cemetery ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
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surface form:
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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| relative |
John M. Harlan II
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surface form:
John Marshall Harlan II
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| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Frankfort, Kentucky
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Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Malvina Shanklin Harlan ⓘ |
| startTime | as U.S. Supreme Court justice 1877 ⓘ |
| viewOnRace | advocated a color-blind Constitution in Plessy v. Ferguson dissent ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Plessy v. Ferguson
subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases
this entity surface form:
John Marshall Harlan (not in majority; remove)