United States v. Susan B. Anthony
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United States v. Susan B. Anthony was the landmark 1873 federal criminal case in which suffragist Susan B. Anthony was prosecuted and convicted for illegally voting, spotlighting the legal barriers to women's suffrage in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States legal case
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federal criminal case ⓘ landmark suffrage case ⓘ |
| AnthonyArgument | the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote as citizens ⓘ |
| caseNameVariant | United States v. Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
illegal voting
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knowingly voting without having a lawful right to vote ⓘ |
| citation | United States v. Anthony, 24 F. Cas. 829 (C.C.N.D.N.Y. 1873) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionCited |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | United States District Court for the Northern District of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfVerdict | 1873-06-18 ⓘ |
| defendantOccupation |
suffragist
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women's rights activist ⓘ |
| defendantResponseToFine | refused to pay the fine ⓘ |
| defendantTestimony | Susan B. Anthony testified in her own defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fineAmount | 100 US dollars ⓘ |
| fineCosts | plus costs of prosecution ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Susan B. Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaintiff | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
became a rallying point for the women's suffrage movement
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highlighted legal barriers to women's suffrage in the United States ⓘ illustrated limits of the Fourteenth Amendment for women's voting rights at the time ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | did not directly change voting laws but influenced public opinion ⓘ |
| issue |
interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment
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voting rights ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| juryDeliberation | no jury deliberation was allowed ⓘ |
| juryInstruction | Judge Ward Hunt instructed the jury to find the defendant guilty ⓘ |
| juryRole | jury was directed to return a guilty verdict ⓘ |
| laterContext | preceded the eventual adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Enforcement Act of 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Canandaigua, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Susan B. Anthony delivered a speech criticizing the trial and the denial of women's rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollingPlace | Eighth Ward, Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Ward Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutionArgument | New York law restricted voting to male citizens ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Richard Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAmendment | Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | women's suffrage movement in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | National Woman Suffrage Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToElection | 1872 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingAppeal | no appeal was taken because the fine was not enforced ⓘ |
| sentence | fine ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical scholarship on women's rights and constitutional law ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| year | 1873 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ward Hunt (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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notableCase
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United States v. Susan B. Anthony
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subject surface form:
Ward Hunt