State of Alabama ex rel. John Patterson, Attorney General
E666851
State of Alabama ex rel. John Patterson, Attorney General, was the official capacity in which Alabama’s attorney general represented the state in legal actions, notably in civil rights-era litigation such as NAACP v. Alabama.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official capacity party designation
ⓘ
plaintiff designation ⓘ relator-style case caption ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | Alabama Attorney General’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | John Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captionLanguage | Latin phrase "ex rel." meaning "on the relation of" ⓘ |
| caseCaptionElement | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseCaptionElement | ex rel. John Patterson, Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtLevelInNAACPvAlabama |
Alabama state courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
to bring legal actions on behalf of the State of Alabama
ⓘ
to defend state laws and state interests in court ⓘ |
| geographicScope | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCaptionFormOf | State of Alabama acting through its Attorney General John Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext | civil rights litigation concerning freedom of association ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTheory | parens patriae representation of state interests ⓘ |
| notablyAppearedInCase | NAACP v. Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldByRelator | Attorney General of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partySide | state ⓘ |
| partyType | governmental party ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
attorney general as chief legal officer of a state
ⓘ
official-capacity litigation ⓘ state enforcement actions ⓘ |
| relator | John Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsInterestOf |
State government of Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public interest as defined by Alabama law ⓘ |
| roleInNAACPvAlabama | party representing the State of Alabama ⓘ |
| timePeriod | civil rights era ⓘ |
| usedDuringTenureOf | John Patterson as Attorney General of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
United States Supreme Court cases
NERFINISHED
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appellate litigation ⓘ civil litigation ⓘ |
| usedToChallenge | activities of the NAACP in Alabama in NAACP v. Alabama ⓘ |
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