Hylton

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Hylton is the defendant in the landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case Ware v. Hylton, which addressed the supremacy of federal treaties over conflicting state laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Supreme Court case
historical legal figure
caseYear 1796
countryOfCitizenship United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionYear 1796
hasOpposingParty Ware
held federal treaties override conflicting state laws
involvedInJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
involvedInLegalIssue conflict between state statutes and international treaties
supremacy of federal treaties over state laws
jurisdiction United States
legalSubject conflict of laws
treaty supremacy
locatedInJurisdiction Virginia
originatingState Virginia
party Hylton
Ware
partyTo Ware v. Hylton
roleInCase defendant

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ware v. Hylton
defendant
Ware v. Hylton
hasParty
Ware v. Hylton
party

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